adherent vs Peripatetic

Peripatetic vs adherent

adherent and Peripatetic both are nouns.

adherent is an adjective but Peripatetic is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, Peripatetic is a hyponym of adherent; that is, Peripatetic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adherent:

adherent: someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
Peripatetic: a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism

Other hyponyms of adherent include Zen Buddhist, Mahayanist, Hinayanist, Lamaist, Tantrist, Jainist, Shintoist, Rasta, Rastafarian, Mithraist, Zoroastrian, absolutist, amoralist, animist, antinomian, Apostle, Aristotelean, Aristotelian, 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)	Peripatetic (noun)
someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another	a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism

adherent (adjective)	Peripatetic (adjective)
sticking fast

Difference between adherent and Peripatetic

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