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SUPEREROGATION (Late Lat. supererogatio, payment beyond what is due or asked, from super, beyond, eragare, to pay out, expend, ex, out, rogare, to ask)

SUPEREROGATION (See also:
LATE
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LAT
Lat. supererogatio, See also:
PAYMENT (Fr. paiement, from payer, to pay; Lat. pacare, to appease, pax, peace)
payment beyond what is due or asked, from super, beyond, eragare, to pay out, expend, ex, out, rogare, to ask) , the performance of more than is asked for, the See also:

ACTION

action of doing more than See also:

DUTY (from " due," that which is owing, O. Fr. deu, dil, past participle of devoir; Lat. debere, debitum; cf. " debt ")

duty requires. In the See also:

THEOLOGY

theology of the See also:

ROMAN

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Church, See also:

WORKS

works of supererogation " are those which are performed beyond what is required by See also:

God, thus forming a reserve See also:

STORE (from O. Fr. estor or estoire, Late Lat. staurum or instaurum, stock, provisions, supply, from the late use of instaurare, to provide, properly to construct, renew, restore)

store of works of merit which can be See also:

DRAWN

drawn upon for the See also:

DISPENSATION

dispensation of those whose works fall See also:

SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short of the See also:

standard required.

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