adherent

ad·her·ent

A0086400 (ăd-hîr′ənt, -hĕr′-)n. A supporter, as of a cause or individual: a vote that pleased adherents of education reform.adj.1. Sticking or holding fast.2. Botany Joined but not united. Used of dissimilar parts or organs.

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ad·her′ent·ly adv.

adherent

(ədˈhɪərənt) n (usually foll by of) a supporter or followeradjsticking, holding fast, or attached

ad•her•ent

(ædˈhɪər ənt, -ˈhɛr-)

n. 1. a person who follows or supports a leader, cause, idea, etc.; follower. adj. 2. sticking; clinging; adhering. 3. bound by contract or other formal agreement. 4. Biol. adnate. [1350–1400; < Latin adhaerent-, s. of adhaerēns. See adhere, -ent] ad•her′ent•ly, adv. syn: See follower.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	adherent - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of anotherdiscipleZen Buddhist - an adherent of the doctrines of Zen BuddhismMahayanist - an adherent of Mahayana BuddhismHinayanist - an adherent of Hinayana BuddhismLamaist - (Buddhism) an adherent of LamaismTantrist - an adherent of TantrismJainist - a believer in JainismShintoist - a believer in ShintoismRasta, Rastafarian - follower of RastafarianismMithraist - adherent of MithraismZoroastrian - follower of Zoroaster and Zoroastrianismabsolutist - one who advocates absolutismamoralist - someone who adheres to the doctrine that ordinary moral distinctions are invalidanimist - one who accepts the doctrine of animismantinomian - a follower of the doctrine of antinomianismApostle - (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospelAristotelean, Aristotelian, Peripatetic - a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of AristotelianismBahai - a teacher of or believer in BahaismTao, Taoist - an adherent of any branch of Taoismclericalist - one who advocates clericalismDonatist - an adherent of DonatismDruse, Druze - an adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God; "a Druze is permitted to conform outwardly to the faith of the unbelievers among whom he lives"dualist - an adherent of dualismfollower - a person who accepts the leadership of anotherHussite - an adherent of the religious reforms of John HussIsmaili, Ismailian - an adherent of Ismailism; a member of the Ismaili branch of ShiismLutheran - follower of LutheranismMahdist - an adherent of MahdismManichaean, Manichean, Manichee - an adherent of ManichaeismMonophysite - an adherent of MonophysitismNeoplatonist - an adherent of Neoplatonismdiabolist, Satanist - an adherent of Satan or SatanismSikh - an adherent of SikhismSocinian - an adherent of the teachings of Socinus; a Christian who rejects the divinity of Christ and the Trinity and original sin; influenced the development of Unitarian theologytotalitarian - an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian governmentUnitarian - adherent of UnitarianismTrinitarian - adherent of TrinitarianismArminian - adherent of Arminianismvotary - a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity; "the cultured votary of science"
Adj.	1.	adherent - sticking fastadhesive - tending to adhere

adherent

noun1. supporter, fan, advocate, follower, admirer, partisan, disciple, protagonist, devotee, henchman, hanger-on, upholder, sectary Communism was gaining adherents in Latin America.
supporter opposition, rival, opposer, enemy, opponent, foe, adversary, antagonist, dissentient, disputantadjective1. adhering, holding, sticking, clinging, sticky, tacky, adhesive, tenacious, glutinous, gummy, gluey, mucilaginous a self-adherent bandage

adherent

nounOne who supports and adheres to another:cohort, disciple, follower, henchman, minion, partisan, satellite, supporter.

Translations

拥护者

adhere

(ədˈhiə) verb1. (often with to) to stick (to). This tape doesn't adhere (to the floor) very well. 黏附 粘附2. (with to) to remain loyal (to). I'm adhering to my principles. 堅持，忠於 坚持adˈherence noun 信奉，堅持 信奉，坚持 adˈherent noun a follower; supporter. an adherent of Marx. 追隨者，擁護者 拥护者