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adherence |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Adherence \Ad*her"ence\, n. [Cf. F. adh['e]rence, LL adhaerentia.] 1. The quality or state of adhering. 2. The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; as adherence to a party or to opinions. Syn: {Adherence}, {Adhesion}. Usage: These words which were once freely interchanged, are now almost entirely separated. Adherence is no longer used to denote physical union, but is applied, to mental states or habits; as a strict adherence to one's duty; close adherence to the argument, etc Adhesion is now confined chiefly to the physical sense except in the phrase ``To give in one's adhesion to a cause or a party.'' From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: adherence n 1: faithful support for a religion or cause or political party [syn: {attachment}] 2: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) [syn: {adhesiveness}, {adhesion}, {bond}]
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