kabbalism vs adherence

kabbalism and adherence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kabbalism	Yes	No	No	No
adherence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, adherence is a hypernym of kabbalism; that is, adherence is a word with a broader meaning than kabbalism:

kabbalism: adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation
adherence: faithful support for a cause or political party or religion

Other hypernyms of kabbalism include adhesion, attachment.

kabbalism (noun)	adherence (noun)
adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation	faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
	the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition