supererogation
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For any organization to have notified him of his nomination would have been supererogation.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Where, however, the money is money which they are glad to get in any case, the legal tender quality is a matter of supererogation.
From The Value of Money by Anderson, Benjamin M.
The author may, of course, add a quotation from his writings, or a sentiment, if so disposed; but this must be considered as a work of supererogation, and an exceptional manifestation of courtesy.
From Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Brown, E. E.
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
Henry A. Clapp has recently shown this so clearly that it may seem a work of supererogation to again discuss the matter.
From Time in the Play of Hamlet by Vining, Edward P.