supererogation

/ (ˌsuːpərˌɛrəˈɡeɪʃən) /

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noun

the performance of work in excess of that required

RC Church supererogatory prayers, devotions, etc

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How to use supererogation in a sentence

I was free to immortalize them; and my fiddling was thenceforth a work of supererogation.
Mystic London:|Charles Maurice Davies
Otherwise they would not emphasize free will, natural strength, the works of supererogation, etc.
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians|Martin Luther
It really is a little bit too cheap, a work of supererogation in the matter of hypocrisy.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet
If the squire undertook by way of supererogation to justify his position he appealed to tradition and experience.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen

The first of these was in itself so fatal that it is almost a work of supererogation to state the others.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley

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