adherence

[ ad-heer-uhns, -her- ]
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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.

Origin of adherence

1
<Medieval Latin adhērentia.See adhere, -ence

Other words from adherence

  • non·ad·her·ence, noun
  • pre·ad·her·ence, noun

Words that may be confused with adherence

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How to use adherence in a sentence

  • Dudley was reared in the sterile atmosphere of a religion which confined itself to ethical adherences.

    Narcissus | Evelyn Scott
  • The object has been to keep the old family, and the old adherences, and the old acres together.

    Cousin Henry | Anthony Trollope
  • Some of these adherences resembled pouches with holes, pumping the sea, disgorging vapour, and refilling themselves with water.

    The Man Who Laughs | Victor Hugo