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adherent
English
Alternative forms
- adhærent (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English adherent, from Old French adherent, from Latin adhaer?ns, present participle of adhaere? (“to stick to, cling”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æd?(h)????nt/, /?d-/
Adjective
adherent (comparative more adherent, superlative most adherent)
- Adhesive, sticking to something.
- Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.
- (botany) Attaching or pressing against a different organ.
Synonyms
- adhering
Related terms
- adhere
- adherence
- adhesive
- coherent
- inherent
Translations
Noun
adherent (plural adherents)
- A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.
Translations
Anagrams
- Renthead, anthered, hand tree, hartened, neatherd, threaden
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin adhaer?ns.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /?.d???ent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?.d???en/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.de??ent/
Adjective
adherent (masculine and feminine plural adherents)
- adherent
Noun
adherent m or f (plural adherents)
- adherent
Related terms
- adherència
- adherir
Further reading
- “adherent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Latin
Verb
adh?rent
- third-person plural present active indicative of adh?re?
Polish
Etymology
From French adhérent, from Latin adhaer?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /at?x?.r?nt/
Noun
adherent m pers (feminine adherentka)
- (dated) adherent, henchman, supporter
- Synonym: stronnik
Declension
Related terms
- (noun) adherencja
Further reading
- adherent in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- adherent in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adx?rent/
- Hyphenation: ad?he?rent
Noun
adhèrent m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- adherent
Declension
Synonyms
- (follower): prìstalica, pr?staša, sl?dben?k/slj?dben?k
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apostle
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??p?sl?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??p?s(?)l/
- Rhymes: -?s?l
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French apostle, from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”). Merged with Old English apostol, borrowing from the same Latin source.
Noun
apostle (plural apostles)
- A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).
- A pioneer or early advocate of a particular cause, prophet of a belief.
- A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve seat administrative council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- (obsolete, Cambridge slang) A person who is plucked, that is, refused an academic degree.
Synonyms
- disciple
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
See apostil.
Noun
apostle (plural apostles)
- (law) A letter dismissory.
- (law) A note sent to an appeals court presenting the appeal in summary.
- (law) The trial court record sent to an appeal court concerning an appeal.
References
Anagrams
- ale post, eoplast, posetal
Old French
Alternative forms
- apostre
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”).
Noun
apostle m (oblique plural apostles, nominative singular apostles, nominative plural apostle)
- apostle
Descendants
- English: apostle
- French: apôtre
- Norman: apôtre
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