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
Black Mazzard did what was a work of supererogation as he encountered Bart’s eye—he scowled, his face being villainous enough without.
From Commodore Junk by Fenn, George Manville
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.
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
“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
