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adherent
Definition of adherent
: one who adheres to something: such asa : a follower of a leader, party, or profession Freud's adherentsb : a believer in or advocate especially of a particular idea or church adherents of Chrisitianity adherents of socialism
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Examples of adherent in a Sentence
the bandage is made from a mildly adherent fiber
Recent Examples of adherent from the Web
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If old-school Lara Croft embodies much of what's wrong with female representation in an interactive medium that as of 2016 counts over 40% of its adherents as women, new-school Lara Croft has plenty to say about what's right.
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The Orthodox Church in America, with roots in Moscow and about 85,000 adherents, reports a 50 percent figure.
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The fierier the soup, the more healing its properties—or so say its adherents.
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The movement, which began in New York City in 2012 when a number of workers walked off the job, has made what its adherents see as significant gains.
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The killing rattled a Muslim community in the midst of celebrating Ramadan, a month of religious observance in which adherents fast from sunrise to sunset for 30 days.
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Anti-Islam hate crimes have been elevated in the U.S. since 9/11, and in 2012 a man killed six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, and it was speculated the shooter had confused the turban-wearing adherents for Muslims.
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The mission was clear: Disrupt the ability of the Islamic State to spread its message, attract new adherents, pay fighters and circulate orders from commanders.
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But that has done little to douse the hostility from the Russian Orthodox Church and its adherents.
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Just as tape adheres to paper, a person may adhere to a cause, a faith, or a belief. Thus, you may be an adherent of Hinduism, an adherent of environmentalism, or an adherent of the Republican Party. A plan for cutting taxes always attracts adherents easily, regardless of what the cuts may result in.
Origin and Etymology of adherent
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Synonym Discussion of adherent
Definition of adherent
adherently
adverbExamples of adherent in a Sentence
an adherent of free trade
the Flat Earth Society surely doesn't have many adherents
Origin and Etymology of adherent
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French adheirdant, adherent, from Latin adhaerent-, adhaerens, present participle of adhaerēre —see adhere
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: a person who is loyal to a leader, group, or religion : a person who adheres to or supports a system or set of principles
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: a person who is loyal to a belief, an organization, or a leader
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