Lutheran vs adherent

Lutheran and adherent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Lutheran	Yes	Yes	No	No
adherent	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, adherent is a hypernym of Lutheran; that is, adherent is a word with a broader meaning than Lutheran:

Other hypernyms of Lutheran include disciple.

Lutheran (noun)	adherent (noun)
follower of Lutheranism	someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another

Lutheran (adjective)	adherent (adjective)
of or pertaining to Martin Luther or his teachings	sticking fast
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of the Protestant Church adhering to the views of Luther