supererogatingn.
/ˌsuːpərˈɛrəɡeɪtɪŋ/, /ˌs(j)uːpərˈɛrəɡeɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsupərˈɛrəˌɡeɪdɪŋ/ Now rare.
The action or an instance of supererogate v.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > compensation
compensation1387
countervailment1594
supererogating1617
equation1666
compensating1668
upmaking1669
requital1885
weightage1906
the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [noun] > doing more than demanded or required
supererogation1567
supererogating1617
1617 S. Collins Epphata to F. T. ii. x. 465 Greg. Nazianz. in Carmin. seemes to condemn all vowing, and supererogating, yea meriting, in one.
1675 Bp. G. Burnet Subjection 2 Not content with the strictest rigors of Justice, our Saviour hath also obliged us to the supererogatings (if I may so speak) of Charity.
1751 Ld. Kames Ess. Princ. Morality & Nat. Relig. 391 Man feels himself bound by this law:..and yet the privilege of supererogating is left; a field opened for..generous action.
1831 Abstr. Proc. Antimasonic State Convention (Antimasonic Party (Mass.)) 13 I would advise these volunteers in the crusade against us, to give up the work of super-erogating,..and leave Masons to manage their own affairs in their own way.
2002 I. Haji Deontic Morality & Control iii. x. 172 The actual sequence of events..that culminates in Marla's supererogating (when she saves the child) is [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
supererogatingadj.
/ˌsuːpərˈɛrəɡeɪtɪŋ/, /ˌs(j)uːpərˈɛrəɡeɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsupərˈɛrəˌɡeɪdɪŋ/ Now rare.
That supererogates.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [adjective] > going beyond what is demanded or required
supererogative1538
supererogatory1549
supereroganting?1550
supererogant1588
supererogating1596
supererogate1790
1596 T. Lodge Diuel Coniured sig. Fij Astronomy and Astrologie..are but..supererogating deceits, & the bugbeares of the simple.
1683 E. Hooker in J. Pordage Theologia Mystica Pref. Epist. 67 Nor any supererogating perfections, or rather præsumptuous..enthusiasms.
1786 E. Apthorp Disc. Prophecy II. x. 219 Elated with the pride of..conscious Virtue; or with the pride of Superstition, and its vain pretence to supererogating Merit.
1810 T. Moore Let. Rom. Catholics Irel. 21 Apr. in Prose & Verse (1878) 230 To this disinterested activity, this supererogating spirit,..we are indebted, I doubt not, for much of that solicitude [etc.].
1994 T. Bradley Acting Alone iv. xxi. 224 Just a typically over-eager, supererogating midnight call (can't wait to report in until morning).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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