aliyah vs laurels

aliyah and laurels both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
aliyah	Yes	No	No	No
laurels	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, laurels is a hypernym of aliyah; that is, laurels is a word with a broader meaning than aliyah:

aliyah: (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah
laurels: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

Other hypernyms of aliyah include accolade, award, honor, honour.

aliyah (noun)	laurels (noun)
(Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel	a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
(Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah	the state of being honored