supererogation
Example Sentences
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For any organization to have notified him of his nomination would have been supererogation.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is a work of supererogation to furnish falsehoods for British travellers.
From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Leslie, Eliza
This, besides being martyrdom, is a work of supererogation, as the fruit is nicer fresh, and to buy it for the sake of keeping it is absurd, as it can but be eaten once.
From Household Organization by Caddy, Florence
The honest impressions of each man substantiate these assertions so clearly that all argument on the subject would be as great a work of supererogation as that of carrying shade to a forest.
From Papers from Overlook-House by Almore, Casper
He was not pharasaical enough to imagine that he had performed any works of supererogation.
From Discussion on American Slavery by Breckinridge, Rev. Robert J.
