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Webster 1913 Edition

Sedulous

Sed′u-lous

(?; 135)
,
Adj.
[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′u-lous-ly
,
adv.
–
Sed′u-lous-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sedulous

SED'ULOUS

,
Adj.
[L. sedulus, from the root of sedeo, to sit; as assiduous from assideo.] Literally, sitting close to an employment; hence, assiduous; diligent in application or pursuit; constant, steady and persevering in business or endeavors to effect an object; steadily industrious; as the sedulous bee.
What signifies the sound of words in prayer, without the affection of heart, and a sedulous application of the proper means that may lead to such an end? L'Estrange.

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