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supererogation





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For any organization to have notified him of his nomination would have been supererogation.

From Time Magazine Archive

It were no less than supererogation to adduce evidences of the romantic spirit of the age of Shakespeare.

From A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism by Spingarn, Joel Elias

Peeping cautiously through the doorway he saw Miss Mercy alone in the bar, perfunctorily at work upon a task of supererogation which the paternal wisdom had set her.

From A Poached Peerage by Magnay, William

“An effort to corrupt Billy Sunday,” to use a paraphrase, “would be a work of supererogation, besides being immoral.”

From The Invisible Censor by Hackett, Francis

Thus, discord differs from disagreement about matters of supererogation.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome




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