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<hw>Ad*here"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Adhered</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Adhering</er> <tt>(#)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>adhaerere</ets>, <ets>adhaesum</ets>; <ets>ad + haerere</ets> to stick: cf. F. <ets>adh\'82rer</ets>. See <er>Aghast</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; <as>as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes <ex>adhere</ex> to the pleura.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; <as>as, men <ex>adhere</ex> to a party, a cause, a leader, a church</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. "Nor time nor place did then <i>adhere</i>.</def>" Every thing <i>adheres</i> together."

<i>Shak.</i>

<syn>Syn. -- To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold</syn>

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<hw>Ad*her"ence</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>adh\'82rence</ets>, LL. <ets>adhaerentia</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The quality or state of adhering.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; <as>as, <ex>adherence</ex> to a party or to opinions</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Adherence</er>, <er>Adhesion</er>.</syn> <usage> These words, which were once freely interchanged, are now almost entirely separated. <i>Adherence</i> is no longer used to denote physical union, but is applied, to mental states or habits; as, a strict <i>adherence</i> to one's duty; close <i>adherence</i> to the argument, etc. <i>Adhesion</i> is now confined chiefly to the physical sense, except in the phrase "To give in one's <i>adhesion</i> to a cause or a party."</usage>

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<hw>Ad*her"en*cy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That which adheres.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Dr. H. More.</i>

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<hw>Ad*her"ent</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>adhaerens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr.: cf. F. <ets>adh\'82rent</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Sticking; clinging; adhering.</def>

<i>Pope.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Attached as an attribute or circumstance.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.</def>

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<hw>Ad*her"ent</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>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.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That which adheres; an appendage.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

<syn>Syn. -- Follower; partisan; upholder; disciple; supporter; dependent; ally; backer.</syn>

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<hw>Ad*her"ent*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an adherent manner.</def>

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<hw>Ad*her"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who adheres; an adherent.</def>

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