benefit of clergy vs sanction

benefit of clergy and sanction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
benefit of clergy	Yes	No	No	No
sanction	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sanction is a hypernym of benefit of clergy; that is, sanction is a word with a broader meaning than benefit of clergy:

benefit of clergy (noun)	sanction (noun)
sanction by a religious rite	the act of final authorization
	a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
	official permission or approval
	formal and explicit approval

benefit of clergy (verb)	sanction (verb)
	give sanction to
	give religious sanction to, such as through an oath
	give authority or permission to