disciple vs Manichaean

Manichaean vs disciple

disciple and Manichaean both are nouns.

disciple is not an adjective while Manichaean is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disciple	Yes	No	No	No
Manichaean	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

disciple: someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
Manichaean: an adherent of Manichaeism

Other hyponyms of disciple include Zen Buddhist, Mahayanist, Hinayanist, Lamaist, Tantrist, Jainist, Shintoist, Rasta, Rastafarian, Mithraist, Zoroastrian, absolutist, amoralist, animist, antinomian, Apostle, Aristotelean, Aristotelian, Peripatetic, Bahai, Tao, Taoist, clericalist, Donatist, Druse, Druze, dualist, Hussite, Ismaili, Ismailian, Lutheran, Mahdist, Manichean, Manichee, Monophysite, Neoplatonist, diabolist, Satanist, Sikh, Socinian, totalitarian, Unitarian, Trinitarian, Arminian, votary, fundamentalist.

disciple (noun)	Manichaean (noun)
someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another	an adherent of Manichaeism

disciple (adjective)	Manichaean (adjective)
	of or relating to Manichaeism
	of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of dualism

Difference between disciple and Manichaean

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