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Definition of: supererogation
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′pər·er′ə·gā′shən) noun
The performance of an act in excess of the demands or requirements of duty.
—works of supererogation Good deeds done by saints of the Roman Catholic Church in excess of the requirements of divine law; also, voluntary good deeds performed by men over and above God's commandments.
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