the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The quality or state of being sedulous; diligent and assiduous application; constant attention; unremitting industry; sedulousness.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Sedulous care and diligence; diligent and assiduous application; constant attention; unremitting industry.
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n. the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive
Word Usage
"Nor would he have scrupled a moment desiring him to leave the room, had he not prudently determined to guard with the utmost sedulity against raising any suspicions of his passion for Cecilia."