What is "sedulousness"

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.

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. [1913 Webster] -- Sed"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Sed"u*lous*ness, n.

n. The quality of being sedulous.

n. the quality of constantly diligent and attentive [syn: sedulity]