sedulity
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sedulity
1535–45; < Latin sēdulitās, equivalent to sēdul ( us ) sedulous + -itās -ity
Example Sentences
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Upton conjectures that Leicester's displeasure was incurred for "some kind of officious sedulity in Spenser, who much desired to see his patron married to the Queen."
From The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5 by Spenser, Edmund
He worked with exhausting sedulity and expended upon it all the gifts in his power, with the result that his work has taken its places as a classic.
From The Life of Sir Richard Burton by Wright, Thomas
Very few persons practise serious self-examination at all; and none employ the power of self-inspection with that carefulness and sedulity with which they ought.
From Sermons to the Natural Man by Shedd, William G. T. (William Greenough Thayer)
To the best of their ability the four strove to shield her without her being able to perceive their sedulity.
From The Unwilling Vestal by White, Edward Lucas
Spohr remained under the care of Dufour until he was twelve years old, and devoted himself to his work with great sedulity.
From Great Violinists And Pianists by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)
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