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[ noun ] faithful support for a religion or cause or political party

Synonyms

adhesion attachment

Used in print

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

But except for a vague adherence to the basic storyline - i.e. , that Ruth remained with Naomi and finally wound_up with Boaz - the film version has little to do with the Bible .

(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)

It is his relentlessness and unwavering adherence to this revolutionary artistic philosophy that has enabled him to paint such pictures as `` The_Invasion_of_Cuba '' .

2
[ noun ] the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

Related terms

stickiness adhere

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