adherence (noun)
71martyrdom — noun Date: before 12th century 1. the suffering of death on account of adherence to a cause and especially to one s religious faith 2. affliction, torture …
72officialism — noun Date: 1854 lack of flexibility and initiative combined with excessive adherence to regulations in the behavior of usually government officials …
73precisian — noun Date: 1571 1. a person who stresses or practices scrupulous adherence to a strict standard especially of religious observance or morality 2. puritan 1 …
74priggism — noun Date: circa 1805 stilted adherence to convention …
75probity — noun Etymology: Middle English probite, from Latin probitat , probitas, from probus honest more at prove Date: 15th century adherence to the highest principles and ideals ; uprightness Synonyms: see honesty …
76protocol — noun Etymology: Middle French prothocole, from Medieval Latin protocollum, from Late Greek prōtokollon first sheet of a papyrus roll bearing date of manufacture, from Greek prōt prot + kollan to glue together, from kolla glue; perhaps akin to… …
77republicanism — noun Date: 1689 1. adherence to or sympathy for a republican form of government 2. the principles or theory of republican government 3. capitalized a. the principles, policy, or practices of the Republican party of the United States b. the… …
78self-will — noun Date: 14th century stubborn or willful adherence to one s own desires or ideas ; obstinacy …
79unionism — noun Date: 1845 the principle or policy of forming or adhering to a union: as a. capitalized adherence to the policy of a firm federal union between the states of the United States especially during the Civil War period b. the principles, theory …
80textualism — noun a) strict adherence to some text, especially to the Bible b) textual criticism, especially that of the Bible See Also: textualist, constructionism …
