disciple vs Taoist

Taoist vs disciple

disciple and Taoist both are nouns.

disciple is not an adjective while Taoist is an adjective.

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

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

disciple: someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
Taoist: an adherent of any branch of Taoism

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, 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.

disciple (noun)	Taoist (noun)
someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another	an adherent of any branch of Taoism

disciple (adjective)	Taoist (adjective)
	of or relating to the philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life
	of or relating to the popular Chinese religious system based on the teachings of Lao-tzu but including a pantheon of gods along with divination and magic

Difference between disciple and Taoist

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