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supererogation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Supererogation \Su`per*er`o*ga"tion\, n. [L. supererogatio a payment in addition.] The act of supererogating; performance of more than duty or necessity requires. {Works of supererogation} (R. C. Ch.), those good deeds believed to have been performed by saints, or capable of being performed by men, over and above what is required for their own salvation. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: supererogation n : an effort above and beyond the call of duty
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