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
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To these controversies belong his Pierces supererogation, Lond.
From A History of English Poetry: an Unpublished Continuation by Warton, Thomas
This is such palpable nonsense that it would be a work of supererogation to prove its absurdity.
From Morals and the Evolution of Man by Nordau, Max Simon
Having no house, to spend money upon furniture was obviously a work of supererogation.
From A Knight on Wheels by Hay, Ian
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