Adessenarian
(Ad*es`se*na"ri*an) n. [Formed fr. L. adesse to be present; ad + esse to be.] (Eccl.
Hist.) One who held the real presence of Christ's body in the eucharist, but not by transubstantiation.
Adfected
(Ad*fect"ed) a. [L. adfectus or affectus. See Affect, v.] (Alg.) See Affected, 5.
Adfiliated
(Ad*fil"i*a`ted) a. See Affiliated. [Obs.]
Adfiliation
(Ad*fil`i*a"tion) n. See Affiliation. [Obs.]
Adfluxion
(Ad*flux"ion) n. See Affluxion.
Adhamant
(Ad*ha"mant) a. [From L. adhamare to catch; ad + hamus hook.] Clinging, as by hooks.
Adhere
(Ad*here") v. i. [imp. & p. p. Adhered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Adhering ] [L. adhaerere, adhaesum;
ad + haerere to stick: cf. F. adhérer. See Aghast.]
1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the
lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.
2. To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle,
or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church.
3. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. "Nor time nor place did then adhere." "Every
thing adheres together." Shak.
Syn. — To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold
Adherence
(Ad*her"ence) n. [Cf. F. adhérence, LL. adhaerentia.]
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."
Adherency
(Ad*her"en*cy) n.
1. The state or quality of being adherent; adherence. [R.]
2. That which adheres. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Adherent
(Ad*her"ent) a. [L. adhaerens, -entis, p. pr.: cf. F. adhérent.]
1. Sticking; clinging; adhering. Pope.
2. Attached as an attribute or circumstance.
3. (Bot.) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.
Adherent
(Ad*her"ent), n.
