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Definitions for: Adherent [n] someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
[adj] sticking fast
Webster (1913) Definition: Ad*her"ent, a. [L. adhaerens, -entis, p. pr.: cf. F.
adh['e]rent.]
1. Sticking; clinging; adhering. --Pope.
2. Attached as an attribute or circumstance.
3. (Bot.) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind,
as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.
Ad*her"ent, n.
1. One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a
leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a
believer in a particular faith or church.
2. That which adheres; an appendage. [R.] --Milton.
Syn: Follower; partisan; upholder; disciple; supporter;
dependent; ally; backer.
Synonyms: adhesive, disciple
See Also: absolutist, amoralist, animist, antinomian, Apostle, Aristotelean, Aristotelian, Arminian, diabolist, dualist, follower, Hinayanist, Hussite, Jainist, Lamaist, Lutheran, Mahayanist, Mithraist, Peripatetic, Rasta, Rastafarian, Satanist, Shintoist, Sikh, Socinian, Tantrist, Tao, Taoist, Trinitarian, Unitarian, votary, Zen Buddhist, Zoroastrian
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