adherent
20
6.6
- noun
- /ədˈhɪrənt/
:
partidario
- Each standard had its thousand adherents trying to outshout the other group.
- religious adherents
- number of adherents
- adherents of religion
But I looked at most of the adherents as victims.
- But I looked at most of the adherents as victims.
- And I'm, I'm an adherent and a proponent of this lifestyle.
- The Pope is, first of all, an adherent of what's called liberation theology, hard left wing Catholic doctrine.
- And that's why I became like, I'm such an adherent and a believer in this without doing any threshold or tempo, tempo work whatsoever.
Examples
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After the speech, several adherents gathered to discuss how to support the new policy.
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And I'm, I'm an adherent and a proponent of this lifestyle.
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To our adherents, to this practice of charity, we are drawn.
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But our parents were adherents of all things modern and humanistic.
Fiction book (1998) -
Many are still staffed by adherents of the popular church.
Academic text (1999) -
Apparently, he was an adherent of the Shi'a Muslim sect.
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The reasoning of the Florida Court of Appeals has attracted few adherents.
Academic text (2017) -
Many of the professors and graduate students are adherents of varying left-wing views.
Academic text (1999) -
The concept quickly gained adherents and expanded interest during the 1990s as the pedagogy became more widespread.
Academic text (2008) -
At that point, religious fanaticism comes to the fore, and the "solutions" it offers find new adherents.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
295
1.6
A person who supports a leader and accepts their direction
282
4.1
A person who supports a cause or policy in public
156
3.7
A person who strongly supports a cause or another person
144
6.1
A person who follows and helps spread a teacher's ideas
104
5.2
A person who supports an idea, plan, or cause
42
4.8
A person who supports a government, leader, or cause during a revolt
33
9.0
A person who strongly supports certain ideas and ignores practical facts
31
7.0
A strong supporter of a person, group, or cause who is not fair to other views
14
7.5
A person who loyally helps and supports an important leader
7
6.0
A person who strongly supports and helps spread a new idea or cause early on
4
3.8
A person who stays loyal to a cause or someone even when it is difficult
3
4.4
A person who publicly supports someone or something
2
7.9
A person who strongly supports a set of political or social beliefs
1
3.9
A person who strongly supports and stays loyal to someone or something
1
5.5
A person who supports a belief, cause, or tradition
A person who supports and promotes an idea or cause
A person who supports and speaks for a cause
A person who gives strong support to one group inside an organization, causing division
Antonyms
How Supportive
25
6.0
282
4.1
20
6.6
817
1.0
295
1.6
37
4.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Adherent comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and haerere 'to stick'. A helpful image is a person who 'sticks to' an idea or leader, just like an adhesive holds things together, which is why an adherent is a supporter.