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adherent vs Apostle

Apostle vs adherent

adherent and Apostle both are nouns.

adherent is an adjective but Apostle is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adherent Yes Yes No No
Apostle Yes No No No
As nouns, Apostle is a hyponym of adherent; that is, Apostle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adherent:
  • adherent: someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
  • Apostle: (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel
Other hyponyms of adherent include Zen Buddhist, Mahayanist, Hinayanist, Lamaist, Tantrist, Jainist, Shintoist, Rasta, Rastafarian, Mithraist, Zoroastrian, absolutist, amoralist, animist, antinomian, Aristotelean, Aristotelian, Peripatetic, Bahai, Tao, Taoist, clericalist, Donatist, Druse, Druze, dualist, Hussite, Ismaili, Ismailian, Lutheran, Mahdist, Manichaean, Manichean, Manichee, Monophysite, Neoplatonist, diabolist, Satanist, Sikh, Socinian, totalitarian, Unitarian, Trinitarian, Arminian, votary, fundamentalist.
adherent (noun) Apostle (noun)
someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel
any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people
adherent (adjective) Apostle (adjective)
sticking fast
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