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3531. Nikolaites -- a Nicolaitan, a follower of Nicolaus
... Nicolaitane. From Nikolaos; a Nicolaite, ie Adherent of Nicolaus -- Nicolaitane.
see GREEK Nikolaos. (nikolaiton) -- 2 Occurrences. 3530, 3531. ...
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4347. proskollao -- to glue to, fig. to cleave to
... lah'-o) Short Definition: I join closely, cleave to Definition: (lit: I glue one
thing to another), I join (unite) closely, cleave (to), follow as an adherent. ...
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4770. Stoikos -- a Stoic
... a Stoic. From stoa; a "Stoic" (as occupying a particular porch in Athens),
ie Adherent of a certin philosophy -- Stoick. see GREEK stoa. ...
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2581. Kananaios -- Cananaean, Aramaic for Zealot, surname of one ...
... 2581 -- properly, a Canaanite (a Canaanean); used of one of the twelve apostles
because he was an adherent of the -- "Simon the Canaanite (Mt 10: 4; Mk 3:18). ...
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3609. oikeios -- to have seen or perceived, hence to know
... those of the his own household. From oikos; domestic, ie (as noun), a relative,
adherent -- (those) of the (his own) house(-hold). see GREEK oikos. ...
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Library

Introductory Notice to Alexander, Bishop of Lycopolis.
... the inscription of the work, we learn that Alexander was first a pagan; and afterwards,
having given up the religion of the Greeks, became an adherent of the ...
/.../alexander/of the manichaeans/introductory notice to alexander bishop.htm

Luke
... An adherent of the apostle Paul, and companion of all his journeying, he wrote a
Gospel, concerning which the same Paul says, "We send with him a brother whose ...
/.../various/jerome and gennadius lives of illustrious men /chapter vii luke.htm

Sebastian Franck: an Apostle of Inward Religion
... years that a new age was in process of birth, but though he was following the great
events he remained to the end of his University period an adherent of the ...
/.../chapter iv sebastian franck an.htm

Huss and Jerome
... esteem. He was a sincere adherent of the Roman Church and an earnest seeker
for the spiritual blessings which it professes to bestow. ...
/.../white/the great controversy/chapter 6 huss and jerome.htm

Huss and Jerome.
... esteem. He was a sincere adherent of the Roman Church, and an earnest seeker
for the spiritual blessings which it professes to bestow. ...
/.../white/the great controversy between christ and satan /6 huss and jerome.htm

Accordingly, as this Man's Fame was Becoming Always the More ...
... This adherent accordingly received the letter, and carried it to the person to whom
he had been commissioned by Manes to deliver it, overtaking the whole ...
/.../4 accordingly as this mans.htm

After this Preface as to the Falsification by Heretics of the ...
... he is so much afraid of evil speaking that he does not dare to speak evil even of
the devil; insomuch that he gave occasion to Candidus an adherent of the ...
/.../18 after this preface as.htm

Acts or Disputation against Fortunatus, the Manichæan.
... Fortunatus said: Because I know that you have been in our midst, that is, have lived
as an adherent among the Manichæans, these are the principles of our faith ...
/.../acts or disputation against fortunatus.htm

Origen
... the other translations also in a single work, namely, that of Aquila, of Ponticus
the Proselyte, and Theodotian the Ebonite, and Symmachus an adherent of the ...
/.../various/jerome and gennadius lives of illustrious men /chapter liv origen.htm

His Charge of Cowardice is Baseless: for Basil Displayed the ...
... and his lord-lieutenant directed his route, postponing all administration of the
necessary affairs of state as long as a home remained to one adherent of the ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 12 his charge of.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Sticking; clinging; attached; adhering.

2. (a.) Attached as an attribute or circumstance.

3. (a.) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.

4. (n.) One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church.

5. (n.) That which adheres; an appendage.

Thesaurus

Adherent (1 Occurrence)
... or church. 5. (n.) That which adheres; an appendage. Multi-Version Concordance
Adherent (1 Occurrence). Acts 26:5 For they all know ...
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Disciple (38 Occurrences)
... from another; a scholar; a learner; especially, a follower who has learned to believe
in the truth of the doctrine of his teacher; an adherent in doctrine; as ...
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Partisan (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) An adherent to a party or faction; one who
is strongly and passionately devoted to a party or an interest. ...
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Christian (41 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) One born in a Christian country or of Christian parents, and who has
not definitely becomes an adherent of an opposing system. ...
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Wet (25 Occurrences)
... 9. (vt) To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle; to cause to
have water or other fluid adherent to the surface; to dip or soak in a liquid ...
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Inferior (14 Occurrences)
... 5. (a.) Situated below some other organ; -- said of a calyx when free from the ovary,
and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore ...
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Immovable (5 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) Lands and things adherent thereto by nature, as trees; by the hand of man,
as buildings and their accessories; by their destination, as seeds, plants ...
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Firm (111 Occurrences)
... in purpose; fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily changed in feelings
or will; strong; as, a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent. ...
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Magian (4 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to the Magi. 2. (n.) One of the Magi, or priests of the
Zoroastrian religion in Persia; an adherent of the Zoroastrian religion. ...
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Partisanship (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The state of being a partisan, or adherent to a party;
feelings or conduct appropriate to a partisan. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Bible Concordance

Adherent (1 Occurrence)

Acts 26:5 For they all know me of old--if they would but testify to the fact--how, being an adherent of the strictest sect of our religion, my life was that of a Pharisee.
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Subtopics

Adherent

Related Terms

Disciple (38 Occurrences)

Partisan (1 Occurrence)

Christian (41 Occurrences)

Wet (25 Occurrences)

Inferior (14 Occurrences)

Immovable (5 Occurrences)

Firm (111 Occurrences)

Magian (4 Occurrences)

Partisanship (1 Occurrence)