as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
a highly influential anthropologist whose liege men can now be found in a score of major universities
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Noun
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Health professionals must continue cultivating awareness of how some religious objections will be beneath the surface — difficult even for adherents to articulate — but nonetheless legitimate and motivating.—
Cory Anderson,
STAT,
6 Mar. 2026 -
Even some of its adherents were surprised Monday when the group launched a barrage of rockets and drones on Israeli positions across the border.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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She was regarded as the female Christ by her followers but accused of witchcraft by outsiders.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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The age-old practice of saunas has captured the attention of the wellness zeitgeist, garnering a new generation of followers eager to tap into its benefits.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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The other emerged from Jewish disciples of Jesus, eventually becoming Christianity, carrying the ethical inheritance of the Hebrew Scriptures across civilizations.—
Calev Myers,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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New Ravens head coach Jesse Minter is a Jim and John Harbaugh disciple.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Liege man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liege%20man. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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