英语词汇“works of supererogation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

works of supererogation

(In the Roman Catholic Church) actions believed to form a reserve fund of merit that can be drawn on by prayer in favour of sinners.Such persons, by virtue of their vows, were in a state of perfection and, by fulfilling the counsels, their ‘works of supererogation’ produced more merit than those who simply followed the Ten Commandments....

The whole theory of indulgences and works of supererogation rests upon a false notion of our relation to God.
The practice of granting indulgences was based on the Catholic doctrine of works of supererogation.

See parent entry: supererogation

单词	works of supererogation
释义	works of supererogation (In the Roman Catholic Church) actions believed to form a reserve fund of merit that can be drawn on by prayer in favour of sinners.Such persons, by virtue of their vows, were in a state of perfection and, by fulfilling the counsels, their ‘works of supererogation’ produced more merit than those who simply followed the Ten Commandments.... The whole theory of indulgences and works of supererogation rests upon a false notion of our relation to God. The practice of granting indulgences was based on the Catholic doctrine of works of supererogation. See parent entry: supererogation
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