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περιττός — meaning in English

perittos

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English meaning

  • odd adj Strange, unusual, or not what you would expect.
  • supererogatory adj Pertaining to supererogation; doing more than is required.
  • superfluous adj More than is needed; unnecessary or excess.
  • unnecessary adjective Not needed; more than is required.

Senses

περιττός is used for these senses in English:

  • odd (maths, not comparable) Numerically indivisible by two.
  • supererogatory Pertaining to supererogation; doing more than is required, especially with reference to good works in Roman Catholicism.
  • superfluous In excess of what is required or sufficient.
  • unnecessary Not needed or necessary.

odd — full definition

  1. adj Strange, unusual, or not what you would expect.
  2. adj Of a whole number: not divisible evenly by two.
  3. adj Left over or unmatched, such as one item from a pair or set.
  4. adj Placed after a round number to mean "a little more than".

supererogatory — full definition

  1. adj Pertaining to supererogation; doing more than is required.
  2. adj Of a deed or action, morally benevolent and exceeding the strict requirement of God.

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