Bible Dictionaries
Diligent

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent.

(2):

(a.) Interestedly and perseveringly attentive; steady and earnest in application to a subject or pursuit; assiduous; industrious.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Diligent'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/diligent.html. 1828.