adherence

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
noun the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

From Middle French adhérence, from Latin adhærentia.

Comedy, adherence to the unities necessary, 89. — Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
No body is safe without adherence to law. — Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete, Marietta Holley
An adherence to this rule would remove much ambiguity. — How to Write Clearly: Rules and Exercises on English Composition, Edwin Abbott Abbott

attachment, adhesion

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