approbation

The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition.countableuncountable

• I am very sensible how much nobler it is to place the reward of virtue in the silent approbation of one's own breast
• [I]t was with the view to judge how far my own desires would act in harmony with the wishes of my family. Such an alliance cannot fail of meeting with their most flattering approbation.