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supererogatory

[ soo-per-uh-rog-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

  1. going beyond the requirements of duty.
  2. greater than that required or needed; superfluous.


supererogatory

/ -trɪ; ˌsuːpərɛˈrɒɡətərɪ /

adjective

  1. performed to an extent exceeding that required or expected
  2. exceeding what is needed; superfluous
  3. RC Church of, characterizing, or relating to prayers, good works, etc, performed over and above those prescribed as obligatory
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܱˈDzٴǰ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • p··Dza·ٴr· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of supererogatory1

From the Medieval Latin word ܱŧDzōܲ, dating back to 1585–95. See supererogate, -tory 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of supererogatory1

C16: from Medieval Latin ܱŧDzōܲ; see supererogate
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Acts of charity are, by definition, supererogatory — commendably above and beyond what moral duty requires.

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But for most of us, who have a body of knowledge to talk about and some stories to tell, slideware is supererogatory.

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He’s an ineffective, chronically ruminative man who thinks of himself as a “supererogatory weirdo.”

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No conditions seem so propitious for a practical confederation as those of Spanish America; with a few exceptions, the virtual unity of language, laws, general race-ideals, would seem to render protection of frontiers supererogatory.

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For one so often finds that acts specially showing delicacy and considerateness, little supererogatory works of kindness, are taken unkindly.

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