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Originally appearing in Volume V26, Page 111 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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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 (
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Lat. supererogatio,
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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

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ACTION

action of doing more than

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

duty requires . In the

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THEOLOGY

theology of the

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ROMAN

Roman

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Church,

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WORKS

works of

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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 " are those which are performed beyond what is required by

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God, thus forming a reserve

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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

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DRAWN

drawn upon for the

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DISPENSATION

dispensation of those whose works fall

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SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short of the

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standard required .

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