| SECTARIAN | Adhering to a faction or doctrine (9) |
| OBSTINATE | Firmly adhering to a purpose |
| PROSELYTE | Convert to a new religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism (9) |
| NEOLOGISM | A new word, phrase or doctrine (9) |
| AWAKENING | Coming to an understanding within a faction |
| ORTHODOXY | Generally accepted theory or doctrine (9) |
| CASTASIDE | Discarded actors leading a faction (4,5) |
| ECUMENISM | (GKN) Aim or doctrine of unity among all the world's Christian Churches (9) |
| NEOLOGISE | Introduce new words or doctrines (9) |
| LIONSCLUB | A faction of the international society founded by Melvin Jones in 1917 (5,4) |
| MARTYRED | Put to death for adhering to a belief |
| HINDU | Back university person adhering to a faith (5) |
| STICKYNOTE | One adhering to a textbook? |
| ONTARGET | Adhering to a projected timeline |
| ETHICAL | Adhering to a moral code (7) |
| PAGAN | Adhering to a non-mainstream religion, perhaps (5) |
| EGREGIOUS | For one adhering to faith, expelling 51 is shocking (9) |
| OLDSCHOOL | Requiring courage to dispense with British coach for adhering to traditional methods (3,6) |
| BYTHEBOOK | Adhering to rules (2,3,4) |
| CULT | Word for worship or care first, but now a faction, false religion or fringe sect; or, a fad, fashion or fixation (4) |
