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adherence

[ ad-heer-uhns, -her- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the quality of adhering; steady devotion, support, allegiance, or attachment:
adherence to a party; rigid adherence to rules.
the act or state of adhering; adhesion.

< Medieval Latin adhērentia. See adhere, -ence

There is reference after reference to the “black community,” “black worth ethic,” and adherence to the “black value system.”

Some publications have claimed that Bulletproof Stockings hold women-only concerts in adherence with kol isha.

The next conference will be held in Washington, DC—not exactly a place known for its adherence to the Bible—on November 6-8, 2014.

DC Comics uses a slavish adherence to the status quo to prevent anything socially progressive from taking place on its pages.

The treats are seen as a way to keep spirits high and help dieters maintain adherence during the week.

They affirmed their adherence to the Renaissance méridionale, and claimed equal rights for the Languedocian dialect.

Without repeated adherence to these moral precepts, free government cannot survive.

These two traitspride and an adherence to the point of honor, are almost invariably the mainsprings of Charalois conduct.

The stanchest Republican may by reason of a blind adherence to party be working an injury to the country he loves.

France, he thought, had disqualified herself by her adherence to the traditions of her Revolution.

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