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fulfilment

UK (US fulfillment)
 
 
/fʊlˈfɪlmənt/ noun [U]

Definition

PLEASURE a feeling of pleasure because you are receiving or achieving what you want: I hope that you'll find happiness and fulfilment in your life together.
SOMETHING DONE when someone does something necessary or something that they have wanted or promised to do: Being here is the fulfilment of a lifelong ambition.
(Definition of fulfilment noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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