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Definition of Adherent
1. Noun. Someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another.
Specialized synonyms: Zen Buddhist, Mahayanist, Hinayanist, Lamaist, Tantrist, Jainist, Shintoist, Rasta, Rastafarian, Mithraist, Zoroastrian, Absolutist, Amoralist, Animist, Antinomian, Apostle, Aristotelean, Aristotelian, Peripatetic, Bahai, Tao, Taoist, Clericalist, Donatist, Druse, Druze, Dualist, Hussite, Ismaili, Ismailian, Lutheran, Mahdist, Manichaean, Manichean, Manichee, Monophysite, Neoplatonist, Diabolist, Satanist, Sikh, Socinian, Totalitarian, Unitarian, Trinitarian, Arminian, Votary
Generic synonyms: Follower
Specialized synonyms: Baruch
Derivative terms: Adhere, Discipleship
2. Adjective. Sticking fast.
Definition of Adherent
1. a. Sticking; clinging; adhering.
2. n. 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.
Definition of Adherent
1. Adjective. Adhesive, sticking to something. ¹
2. Adjective. Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something. ¹
3. Adjective. (botany) Attaching or pressing against a different organ. ¹
4. Noun. A person who has membership in some group, association or religion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Adherent
1. a supporter [n -S] - See also: supporter
Medical Definition of Adherent
1.
1. Sticking; clinging; adhering.
2. Attached as an attribute or circumstance.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Adherent
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