Definition of adherence Adherence

/ʌdhɪˈɹʌns/ - [udhiruns] - ad•her•ence

We found 9 definitions of adherence from 5 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

adherence - faithful support for a cause or political party or religion; "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive"
  attachment, adhesion
  support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
  ecclesiasticism excessive adherence to ecclesiastical forms and activities; "their ecclesiasticism overwhelmed their religion"
  cabalism, kabbalism adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation
  royalism adherence or attachment to a monarchy or to the principle of monarchal government
adherence - the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition; "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"
  adhesiveness, adhesion, bond
  stickiness the property of sticking to a surface
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • adherence (n.)
    The quality or state of adhering.
  • adherence (n.)
    The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; as, adherence to a party or to opinions.

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  • adherence
    Faithful support for a cause or political party or religion.

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