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Literary
March 13, 1920
The Broad Ax
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County County, Utah
What is this article about?
Definition of 'diligence' from Latin 'diligencia,' meaning devoted and painstaking effort to a specific pursuit, contrasted with broader 'industry' as habitual labor for valuable ends like knowledge or property.
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Diligence.
Our word, diligence, is from the Latin, "diligencia." It means the quality of being diligent; interested and persevering application; devoted and painstaking effort to accomplish what is undertaken: assiduous industry: careful attention. Industry has the wider sense of the two words, implying an habitual devotion to labor for some valuable end, as knowledge or property. Diligence denotes earnest application to some specific object or pursuit which more or less directly has a strong hold on one's interest or feelings.
Our word, diligence, is from the Latin, "diligencia." It means the quality of being diligent; interested and persevering application; devoted and painstaking effort to accomplish what is undertaken: assiduous industry: careful attention. Industry has the wider sense of the two words, implying an habitual devotion to labor for some valuable end, as knowledge or property. Diligence denotes earnest application to some specific object or pursuit which more or less directly has a strong hold on one's interest or feelings.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Diligence
Industry
Effort
Application
Moral Quality
Literary Details
Title
Diligence.