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A believer with a membership card nobody printed but everybody checks.
means A person who supports or follows a particular person, party, cause, or doctrine — someone sticking with a belief rather than just passing through it.
from From Latin 'adhaerere' — 'ad-' (to) plus 'haerere' (to stick or cling). The same root gives us 'adhesive.' An adherent is, literally, someone who has stuck to something: a creed, a leader, a cause — glued by conviction rather than contract.
- origin
- from Latin adhaerere, to stick to
- glue vs loyalty
- same root once meant literal sticking
- not synonym
- stronger commitment than mere fan or follower