different between adherence vs doctrinalism

English

Alternative forms

• adhærence (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle French adhérence, from Latin adhærentia.

Noun

adherence (countable and uncountable, plural adherences)

1. A close physical union of two objects.
2. Faithful support for some cause.
3. (medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.

Derived terms

• in adherence to
• in adherence with

Translations

See also

• compliance

English

Etymology

doctrinal +? -ism

Noun

doctrinalism (countable and uncountable, plural doctrinalisms)

1. The abuse, or strict adherence, of a doctrine to a specific purpose.
   • 1898. Selim Hobart Peabody, Charles Francis Richardson. The International Cyclopedia: A Compendium of Human Knowledge,, page 704,

     But many of the more extreme Pietists carried their antipathy to the doctrinalism and the established services of the church...

   • 1951. Walter Yust. Encyclopædia Britannica: A New Survey of Universal Knowledge, page 882,

     The soviet government facilitated the return to loyalty by departing temporarily from Marxist doctrinalism and appealing to Russian patriotism.

   • 1995. Karl H. Potter, Harold G. Coward. Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, page 1022,

     The question of doctrinalism in the Buddhist epistemology....