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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Adherent \Ad*her"ent\, a. [L. adhaerens -entis, p. pr.: cf F. adh['e]rent.] 1. Sticking; clinging; adhering. --Pope. 2. Attached as an attribute or circumstance. 3. (Bot.) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Adherent \Ad*her"ent\, n. 1. One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church. 2. That which adheres; an appendage. [R.] --Milton. Syn: Follower; partisan; upholder; disciple; supporter; dependent; ally; backer. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: adherent adj : sticking fast n : someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another [syn: {disciple}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: ADHERENT, n. A follower who has not yet obtained all that he expects to get
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