SUPEREROGATION

supererogation

(noun) an effort above and beyond the call of duty

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

supererogation (countable and uncountable, plural supererogations)

An act of doing more than is required.

(philosophy) An action that is neither morally forbidden nor required, but has moral value.

Source: Wiktionary


Su`per*er`o*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. supererogatio a payment in addition.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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