adherence

n. devotion, support; clinging, sticking

Adherence may refer to:Adherence (medicine), the obedience of the patient to the medical advice.AdhesionRelated:Adhesion (medicine), abnormal bands of tissue that grow in the human body.
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Noun
1. faithful support for a religion or cause or political party
(synonym) attachment, adhesion
(hypernym) support
(hyponym) ecclesiasticism
2. the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
(synonym) adhesiveness, adhesion, bond
(hypernym) stickiness

n. adherence

(n.)
The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; as, adherence to a party or to opinions.
  

(n.)
The quality or state of adhering.