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| Adventist |
an adherent of any of several Christian denominations that believe in the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ. |
| Cartesian |
an adherent of Descartes' philosophy or methodology. [1/2 definitions] |
| disciple |
a pupil, adherent, or follower. [1/2 definitions] |
| follower |
a student, disciple, or adherent of the teachings or ideas of another. [1/4 definitions] |
| gnostic |
(cap.) an adherent of Gnosticism. [1/3 definitions] |
| Hindu |
an adherent of Hinduism. [1/3 definitions] |
| Malthusian |
an adherent of the theories of Malthus. [1/2 definitions] |
| Manichaean |
an adherent of Manichaeism. [1/2 definitions] |
| Muhammadan |
an adherent of Islam; Muslim. [1/2 definitions] |
| Muslim |
an adherent of Islam. [1/3 definitions] |
| proselyte |
one who has newly become an adherent of a creed, doctrine, or the like, esp. of a religion; convert. [1/2 definitions] |
| romantic |
(often cap.) an adherent or practitioner of the Romantic movement in the arts. [1/8 definitions] |
| Roundhead |
an adherent of the Parliamentary or Puritan party during the English civil war in the seventeenth century. |
| stoic |
(cap.) an adherent of an ancient Greek school of philosophy that advocated not being overly moved by the inevitable fortunes and misfortunes of life. [1/4 definitions] |
| Zoroastrian |
an adherent of Zoroastrianism. [1/2 definitions] |
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