adherence

1. n. The quality or state of adhering. Source: opted

2. n. The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; as, adherence to a party or to opinions. Source: opted

3. n. faithful support for a cause or political party or religion Source: wordnet

4. n. the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition Source: wordnet

5. 1. The quality or state of adhering. 2. The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; as, adherence to a party or to opinions. Syn. -- Adherence, Adhesion. These words, which were once freely interchanged, are now almost entirely separated. Adherence is no longer used to denote physical union, but is applied, to mental states or habits; as, a strict adherence to one's duty; close adherence to the argument, etc. Adhesion is now confined chiefly to the physical sense, except in the phrase "To give in one's adhesion to a cause or a party." Source: webster

6. n:100 n faithful support for a cause or political party or religion n the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition Source: ecdict

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