Meaning

4 senses
  1. Adhesive, sticking to something.

    klebend, anhaftend

    кле́йкийkléjkij, ли́пкийlípkij

    sticking fast

  2. Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.

    anhängend

  3. Attaching or pressing against a different organ.

  4. Showing adherence to a treatment.

Examples

8 sentences
  1. The Mormons have outlawed polygamy, but some adherents still practice it.

    Мормони заборонили полігамію, але деякі адепти все ще її практикують.

    deDie Mormonen haben die Polygamie verboten, aber einige Anhänger praktizieren sie immer noch.

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  2. Adherents of various religions live in Belarus.

    У Білорусі живуть представники різних релігій.

    ruВ Беларуси живут представители различных религий.

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  3. Adherents of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster are known as Pastafari.

    Послідовники Цервки Літаючого Локшинного Монстра називаються пастафаріанці.

    deDie Anhänger der Kirche des fliegenden Spaghettimonsters nennen sich Pastafari.

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  4. Christianity has many adherents.

    ruУ христианства много последователей.

    deDas Christentum hat viele Anhänger.

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  5. After the prophet's death, the adherents of the new religion began a great missionary war to conquer new territories.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
adhesive:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
adhesive:
that has the quality of clinging:

Origin

From Middle English adherent, from Old French adherent, from Latin adhaerēns, present part

From Middle English adherent, from Old French adherent, from Latin adhaerēns, present participle of adhaereō (“to stick to, cling”).

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