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Sedulousness





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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
     [1913 Webster]


  
           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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Assiduous; diligent; industrious; laborious;
          unremitting; untiring; unwearied; persevering.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Sed"u*lous*ly}, adv. --
          {Sed"u*lous*ness}, n.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sedulousness
       n : the quality of constantly diligent and attentive [syn: {sedulity}]

















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