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Sedulousness (gcide) | Sedulous \Sed"u*lous\ (?; 135), a. [L. sedulus, perhaps from
sedere to sit, and so akin to E. sit.]
Diligent in application or pursuit; constant, steady, and
persevering in business, or in endeavors to effect an object;
steadily industrious; assiduous; as, the sedulous bee.
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What signifies the sound of words in prayer, without
the affection of the heart, and a sedulous application
of the proper means that may naturally lead us to such
an end? --L'Estrange.
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Syn: Assiduous; diligent; industrious; laborious;
unremitting; untiring; unwearied; persevering.
[1913 Webster] -- Sed"u*lous*ly, adv. --
Sed"u*lous*ness, n.
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sedulousness (wn) | sedulousness
n 1: the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive
[syn: sedulity, sedulousness] |
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