What Does Supererogatory Mean?

Supererogation is the performance of more than is asked for; the action of doing more than duty requires. In ethics, an act is supererogatory if it is good but not morally required to be done.

How do you use supererogatory?

Supererogatory in a Sentence ?
  1. A supererogatory act includes extra credit work in class.
  2. The medic was a supererogatory hero for running back onto the battlefield to save soldiers after being ordered to withdraw.
  3. My supererogatory teacher went out of her way to print review sheets for all of us.

What is a supernumerary person?

noun, plural su·per·nu·mer·ar·ies. a supernumerary or extra person or thing. a supernumerary official or employee. a person who appears in a play or film without speaking lines or as part of a crowd; walk-on; extra.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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