different between adherent vs apostle

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)

1. Adhesive, sticking to something.
2. Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.
3. (botany) Attaching or pressing against a different organ.

Synonyms

• adhering

Related terms

• adhere
• adherence
• adhesive
• coherent
• inherent

Translations

Noun

adherent (plural adherents)

1. 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)

1. adherent

Noun

adherent m or f (plural adherents)

1. adherent

Related terms

• adherència
• adherir

Further reading

• “adherent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Latin

Verb

adh?rent

1. 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)

1. (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 ????????)

1. adherent

Declension

Synonyms

• (follower): prìstalica, pr?staša, sl?dben?k/slj?dben?k

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)

1. A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).
2. A pioneer or early advocate of a particular cause, prophet of a belief.
3. A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve seat administrative council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
4. (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)

1. (law) A letter dismissory.
2. (law) A note sent to an appeals court presenting the appeal in summary.
3. (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)

1. apostle

Descendants

• English: apostle
• French: apôtre
• Norman: apôtre