adherent
Americannoun
adjective
Related Words
See follower.
Other Word Forms
- adherently adverb
- nonadherent adjective
- preadherent adjective
- preadherently adverb
Etymology
Origin of adherent
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Medieval Latin adhērent-, from Latin adhaerent-, stem of adhaerēns “sticking to,” present participle of adhaerēre “to stick to”; equivalent to adhere + -ent
Example Sentences
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Its adherents are spread across parts of Syria, Israel, Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
From Barron's
But the Hindbenburg Omen in fact has never been a reliable indicator of imminent bear markets, despite claims made by its adherents.
From MarketWatch
Coffee wasn’t a choice: Tanner is Mormon, and adherents traditionally abstain.
An adherent of Wahhabism, a conservative and fundamentalist interpretation of Sunni Islam, he hopes to rally a population exhausted by over a decade of conflict.
From Barron's
The concept of saving to retire early, or FIRE, an acronym for “Financially Independent, Retire Early,” has evolved as a result, as adherents salt away more money and prepare for volatility in future markets.
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