SUPEREROGATIONS
Noun
supererogations
plural of supererogation
Source: Wiktionary
SUPEREROGATION
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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