adherence meaning and definition

ADHERENCE noun

Definition of adherence (noun)

1. faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
   • "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive"
   • synonyms: adhesion, attachment
2. the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
   • "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"
   • synonyms: adhesion, adhesiveness, bond