disciple vs adherent

disciple and adherent both are nouns.

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

As nouns, disciple and adherent are synonyms defined as:

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

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

disciple (adjective)	adherent (adjective)
	sticking fast