Nourishment \Nour"ish*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. norrissement.]

1. The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition.

2. That which serves to nourish; nutriment; food.

Learn to seek the nourishment of their souls. --Hooker.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)