adherents

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Adherents of opera say that a great opera is unlike any other kind of art.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2024

Adherents of minority religions are threatened by “Sunni Islamist extremism and the continued threat of persecution via discriminatory legislation such as the blasphemy laws,” according to USCIRF.

From Washington Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Adherents cover their heads and remove their shoes before entering the prayer hall or place of worship.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2023

Adherents follow a canonized, common form of the hadith and interpretation of the Quran, although different schools of law exist that provide variable interpretation and guidance to the religious faithful.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

On to the struggle! we shall gain Adherents to our patriot cause; Shake off the exile's hated name, And abrogate the despot's laws.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 384, August 8, 1829 by Various