Definition of ADHERENT

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Noun

follower, adherent, disciple, partisan mean one who gives full loyalty and support to another. follower may apply to people who attach themselves either to the person or beliefs of another. an evangelist and his followers adherent suggests a close and persistent attachment. adherents to Marxism disciple implies a devoted allegiance to the teachings of one chosen as a master. disciples of Gandhi partisan suggests a zealous often prejudiced attachment. partisans of the President

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Noun an adherent of free trade the Flat Earth Society surely doesn't have many adherents Adjective the bandage is made from a mildly adherent fiber

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun According to data compiled by the Association of Religion Data Archives, 59% of religious adherents in Tallapoosa County are members of the Southern Baptist Convention – by far the largest percentage of those who are religiously-affiliated. — al, "Faith, football and politics explode in Alabama over 50-yard-line baptisms," 12 Jan. 2020 The audience for Chua Giac Minh’s meals is definitely the temple’s adherents, but random people who just want to eat lunch (like your intrepid food critic) are welcome to join in. — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, "Where do you find amazing vegan Vietnamese food in the Bay Area? Look for this Buddhist temple in East Palo Alto," 11 Oct. 2019 One of the groups most affected by the reign of ISIS were the Yazidis, adherents of one of the Middle East’s oldest religions who ISIS targeted for extermination. — NBC News, "Victims' families press U.S. to continue fight against ISIS after al-Baghdadi's death," 28 Oct. 2019 The event organizers were exploiting young adherents of Objectivism as any number of Rand’s fictional mouthpieces treated the contemptible untermenschen doomed to toil anonymously in the shadows of history’s Great Men. — Alexander Sammon, The New Republic, "The Last of the Ayn Rand Acolytes," 14 Aug. 2019 Confession, also known as penance or reconciliation, is most closely associated with the church of Rome, yet Episcopalians, Lutherans, Mormons and adherents of other faiths have similar rites. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "‘I confess': should the ‘seal of the confessional’ protect pedophiles?," 4 Aug. 2019 Just as blockchain technology has attracted adherents who never wanted anything to do with Bitcoin, stablecoins have drawn the interest of central bankers around the world, a group not usually seen as cutting edge. — Washington Post, "Crypto Goes Up and Down, But Is It Getting Anywhere?," 29 Nov. 2019 Baby Yoda hype has produced beatific meme-collection posts showcasing how many adherents would die for the li'l green cherub, speculations about what role Baby Yoda will play in The Mandalorian, and beyond. — Wired, "Love Baby Yoda, You Must," 22 Nov. 2019 The persistent myth that America is the greatest country of Earth, blessed by God and eternally righteous, can blind its adherents to the effects of racial violence. — Ew Staff, EW.com, "Here are EW's top 10 nonfiction books of the decade," 27 Nov. 2019

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“Adherent.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adherent. Accessed 28 January 2020.