Supererogation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  supererogation
       n : an effort above and beyond the call of duty