adherence

[ad-heer-uhns, -her-]

noun

1. the quality of adhering; steady devotion, support, allegiance, or attachment.

   adherence to a party; rigid adherence to rules.

2. the act or state of adhering; adhesion.

Other Word Forms

• nonadherence noun
• preadherence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of adherence¹

< Medieval Latin adhērentia. See adhere, -ence

Example Sentences

Another concern is medication adherence, which is the extent to which a patient follows their provider’s guidance for taking a prescription drug, taking into account frequency, timing and dosage.

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As this story goes, policy makers’ blind adherence to free-market ideology triggered the catastrophe by killing the U.S. manufacturing sector.

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The regulator said it continues to look at financial institutions’ adherence to guidelines on prudent underwriting standards and portfolio and account management standards.

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Weiss then started a newsletter that eventually grew into the Free Press, positioning the news and opinion site as a check on what she saw as the media’s adherence to a “woke” ideology.

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For example, the Saudi General Authority of Media Regulation issued new rules for social media creators mandating their adherence to modest clothing guidelines and prohibiting inappropriate language and flaunting wealth.

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Related Words

• attachment 
• faithfulness 
• loyalty 
• obedience