n. 1. One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. That which adheres; an appendage. [ R. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
[パーシじん, pa-shi jin](n) Parsee; Parsi (adherent of Zoroastrianism, esp. descendants of those who fled to India to escape persecution in Persia)[Add to Longdo]
[さんまやかい, sanmayakai](n) { Buddh } (See 伝法灌頂, 阿闍梨) precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)[Add to Longdo]