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How to use supererogatory in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word supererogatory? Here are some examples.

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While I was offering a supererogatory prayer, the imam entered the obligatory prayer.
It is evident that, if required, congregations can be organized for supererogatory prayers.
It might be morally better to give the money to charity, but such contributions seem supererogatory, that is, above and beyond the call of duty.
We need not go on to the details of the role of Koranic recitation in other prayers, obligatory and supererogatory.
Binding vote on the payment of a supererogatory cash bonus to the TD Bank Financial Group's President and Chief Executive Officer Ed Clark.
Wilson does obtrude, though, with a half-hour introductory jazz concert that is supererogatory, even if Cheryl Alexander is a very winning performer.
My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more loved by Me than the religious duties I have imposed upon him, and My servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory works so that I shall love him.
The relative merits and defects in each have to do with the kind of definition of the supererogatory as well as with some fundamental beliefs about the nature of morality and the source of moral value.
Examples from Classical Literature
What supererogatory marks of special hospitality did the host show his guest?
Those arguments are not necessary, they are all supererogatory, like idle words.
With the boys this would have been supererogatory, as they were quite naked.
Bloodletting is supererogatory anyway, and serves merely to whet the appetite.
It is supererogatory to dispute either of these imperial pronouncements.
When I saw him last, the process would not have been so supererogatory.
To some it may seem unwelcome, to others redundant and supererogatory.
Where merits are equal, the supererogatory decides the contest.
However, if no such domestic government intervention exists, international organizations become supererogatory.
Supererogatory acts of worship Supererogatory acts of worship or nawafil mean that you should perform additional voluntary acts of worship besides those prescribed for you.
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