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English Dictionary: Supererogation by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
supererogation
n
  1. an effort above and beyond the call of duty
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Supererogation \Su`per*er`o*ga"tion\, n. [L. supererogatio a
      payment in addition.]
      The act of supererogating; performance of more than duty or
      necessity requires.
  
      {Works of supererogation} (R. C. Ch.), those good deeds
            believed to have been performed by saints, or capable of
            being performed by men, over and above what is required
            for their own salvation.
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