animist vs adherent

animist and adherent both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of animist include disciple.

animist (noun)	adherent (noun)
one who accepts the doctrine of animism	someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another

animist (adjective)	adherent (adjective)
of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism	sticking fast