Supererogation

Full definition of supererogation

Noun

1. Doing more than is required.
• 1841, Edgar Allan Poe, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue":And, therefore, it was thought a matter of supererogation to withdraw the nails and open the windows.
• David Heyd, Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophySurprisingly, the history of supererogation in non-religious ethical theory is very recent...