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English Dictionary: sedulous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sedulous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sedulous adj marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles" Synonym(s): assiduous, sedulous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sedulous \Sed"ulous\, 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. 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. Syn: Assiduous; diligent; industrious; laborious; unremitting; untiring; unwearied; persevering. -- {Sed"ulously}, adv. -- {Sed"ulousness}, n.