INDULGENCE

[noun]Chocolate is my only occasional indulgence/self-indulgence. [C]All the pleasures and indulgences of the weekend are over, and I have to get down to some serious hard work. [C]She regarded expensive lingerie as a gross and unjustifiable indulgence. [C]His health suffered from over-indulgence in (= eating too much or too often) rich food and drink. [U]My inability to do needlework was treated with surprising indulgence by my teacher. [U]