adherence
Origin of adherence
Related Words for adherence
attachment, faithfulness, loyalty, obedience, cohesion, constancy, fidelityExamples from the Web for adherence
Contemporary Examples of adherence
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 Sisterhood of Bulletproof Stockings: It’s Ladies’ Night for Hasidic RockersEmily Shire
September 30, 2014
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.
President Obama told Ukrainians “neither the United States nor Europe are perfect in adherence to our ideals.”
Diana says my most distinctive habit is my adherence to routine.
Historical Examples of adherence
The reservations placed upon our adherence should not be misinterpreted.
So merrily he went to work, forgetting everything in his adherence to habit.
Welsh Fairy TalesWilliam Elliott Griffis
With the result that his arrest was ordered, and thereupon he confessed his adherence to the Crown.
PonteachRobert Rogers
Jeter wondered whether their adherence to Sitsumi were voluntary or forced.
Lords of the StratosphereArthur J. Burks
Truth is adherence to facts in whatever section of the world.
Sex=The Unknown QuantityAli Nomad
Word Origin and History for adherence
mid-15c., "attachment to a person, support," from Middle French adhérence, from Latin adhaerentia, noun of action from adhaerentem (nominative adhaerens), present participle of adhaerare (see adherent).
adherence
(ăd-hîr′əns)- The extent to which the patient continues the agreed-upon mode of treatment under limited supervision when faced with conflicting demands, as distinguished from compliance or maintenance.