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