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ad·her·ent
I. \-ˈhirənt, -er- also -ēr-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French adhérent, from Latin adhaerent-, adhaerens, present participle
1. : having the quality of adhering : tending to adhere
< an adherent coating of frost >
2. : connected with or related to; specifically : formally or contractually bound to or associated with
< nations adherent to the world organization >
3. botany : having usually separate parts united : adnate
4. : modifying a noun and standing before it
< busy in “a busy street”, tomato in “tomato soup”, down in “the down train”, pay-as-you-go in “a pay-as-you-go plan” are adherent >
— compare appositive I 2, attributive I 1a, predicate III
• ad·her·ent·ly adverb
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French adhérent, adjective, or Latin adhaerent-, adhaerens, present participle
1. : one that adheres: as
a. : a follower of a leader, party, or profession
< the adherents of Charles the First — T.B.Macaulay >
< adherents to the Communist party — J.B.Conant >
b. : a believer in or advocate of a particular thing, idea, or church
< adherents of the respective faiths — B.K.Sandwell >
< adherents to a hostile foreign power — Vannevar Bush >
2. : a person 14 years of age or older who has made the Salvation Army his place of worship and is listed on Army records but has not become a soldier because of reservations or inability to comply with requirements |