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(ædhɪərənt)

Word forms: plural adherents

countable noun

An adherent is someone who holds a particular belief or supports a particular person or group.

This idea is gaining adherents.

Synonyms: supporter, fan, advocate, follower More Synonyms of adherent

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adherent in British English

(ədˈhɪərənt)

noun

1. (usually foll by of)

a supporter or follower

adjective

sticking, holding fast, or attached

adherent in American English

(ædˈhɪrənt; ədˈhɪrənt)

adjective

sticking fast; attached

2. Botany

grown together; adnate

noun

a supporter or follower (of a person, cause, etc.)

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈfollower

Word origin

Fr < L adhaerens, prp. of adhaerere: see adhere

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As befits the world's oldest and most durable hatred, it has many more adherents and has taken many different forms.First, competition makes each religious group try that much harder to win adherents.Which religions are gaining adherents, and which are losing?As we enter into dialogue with adherents of other religions, we must be courteous and kind.With the disasters that attended the intervention in Iraq these voices have gained adherents and become more forthright.To the extent that religions provide their adherents with a common set of norms and values, they are an important source of social solidarity.

(noun) in the sense of supporter

Definition

a supporter or follower

Communism was gaining adherents in Latin America.

Synonyms

supporter

a major supporter of the tax reform plan

fan

As a boy he was a Manchester United fan.

advocate

follower

disagreements between followers of the two organizations

admirer

He was an admirer of her grandmother's paintings.

partisan

At first the young poet was a partisan of the Revolution.

disciple

a major intellectual figure with disciples throughout Europe

protagonist

devotee

devotees of the Hare Krishna movement

or woman or person">henchman or woman or person

hanger-on

upholder

sectary

votary

Opposites

opposition

rival

opposer

enemy

opponent

foe

adversary

antagonist

dissentient

disputant

(adjective) in the sense of adhering

Definition

sticking or attached

an adherent bandage

Synonyms

adhering

holding

sticking

clinging

sticky

a weakness for rich meat dishes and sticky puddings

tacky

If the finish is still tacky, leave to harden.

adhesive

adhesive tape

tenacious

tenacious catarrh in the nasal passages and lungs

glutinous

He was covered in soft, glutinous mud.

gummy

There was gummy stuff all over the pages of the magazine.

gluey

mucilaginous

Additional synonyms

in the sense of adhesive

Definition

able or designed to stick to things

adhesive tape

Synonyms

sticky,

holding,

sticking,

attaching,

clinging,

adhering,

tacky,

cohesive,

tenacious,

glutinous,

gummy,

gluey,

mucilaginous

in the sense of admirer

He was an admirer of her grandmother's paintings.

Synonyms

fan,

supporter,

follower,

enthusiast,

partisan,

disciple,

buff (informal),

protagonist,

devotee,

worshipper,

adherent,

votary

in the sense of devotee

Definition

a zealous follower of a religion

devotees of the Hare Krishna movement

Synonyms

follower,

student,

supporter,

pupil,

convert,

believer,

partisan,

disciple,

learner,

apostle,

adherent,

votary,

proselyte,

catechumen

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单词	adherent
释义	Trends of adherent View usage for: adherent (ædhɪərənt) Word forms: plural adherents countable noun An adherent is someone who holds a particular belief or supports a particular person or group. This idea is gaining adherents. Synonyms: supporter, fan, advocate, follower More Synonyms of adherent More Synonyms of adherent adherent in British English (ədˈhɪərənt) noun 1. (usually foll by of) a supporter or follower adjective 2. sticking, holding fast, or attached adherent in American English (ædˈhɪrənt; ədˈhɪrənt) adjective 1. sticking fast; attached 2. Botany grown together; adnate noun 3. a supporter or follower (of a person, cause, etc.) SIMILAR WORDS: ˈfollower Word origin Fr < L adhaerens, prp. of adhaerere: see adhere Examples of 'adherent' in a sentence adherent As befits the world's oldest and most durable hatred, it has many more adherents and has taken many different forms. Times, Sunday Times (2016) First, competition makes each religious group try that much harder to win adherents. Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995) Which religions are gaining adherents, and which are losing? Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995) As we enter into dialogue with adherents of other religions, we must be courteous and kind. Christianity Today (2000) With the disasters that attended the intervention in Iraq these voices have gained adherents and become more forthright. Times, Sunday Times (2014) To the extent that religions provide their adherents with a common set of norms and values, they are an important source of social solidarity. Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995) (noun) in the sense of supporter Definition a supporter or follower Communism was gaining adherents in Latin America. Synonyms supporter a major supporter of the tax reform plan fan As a boy he was a Manchester United fan. advocate follower disagreements between followers of the two organizations admirer He was an admirer of her grandmother's paintings. partisan At first the young poet was a partisan of the Revolution. disciple a major intellectual figure with disciples throughout Europe protagonist devotee devotees of the Hare Krishna movement or woman or person">henchman or woman or person hanger-on upholder sectary votary Opposites opposition , rival , opposer , enemy , opponent , foe , adversary , antagonist , dissentient , disputant (adjective) in the sense of adhering Definition sticking or attached an adherent bandage Synonyms adhering holding sticking clinging sticky a weakness for rich meat dishes and sticky puddings tacky If the finish is still tacky, leave to harden. adhesive adhesive tape tenacious tenacious catarrh in the nasal passages and lungs glutinous He was covered in soft, glutinous mud. gummy There was gummy stuff all over the pages of the magazine. gluey mucilaginous Additional synonyms in the sense of adhesive Definition able or designed to stick to things adhesive tape Synonyms sticky, holding, sticking, attaching, clinging, adhering, tacky, cohesive, tenacious, glutinous, gummy, gluey, mucilaginous in the sense of admirer He was an admirer of her grandmother's paintings. Synonyms fan, supporter, follower, enthusiast, partisan, disciple, buff (informal), protagonist, devotee, worshipper, adherent, votary in the sense of devotee Definition a zealous follower of a religion devotees of the Hare Krishna movement Synonyms follower, student, supporter, pupil, convert, believer, partisan, disciple, learner, apostle, adherent, votary, proselyte, catechumen Nearby words of adherent adequate adhere to adherence adherent adhesion adhesive adieu Synonyms of 'adherent' adherent Explore 'adherent' in the dictionary
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