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Supererogation

Supererogation Meaning & Definition
Supererogation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Supererogation?

[n] an effort above and beyond the call of duty

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See Also | effort | elbow grease | exertion | sweat | travail

Supererogation In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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