curse vs call down

curse is a noun but call down is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
curse	Yes	No	Yes	No
call down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, call down is a hypernym of curse; that is, call down is a word with a broader meaning than curse:

Other hypernyms of curse include arouse, bring up, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir.

curse (noun)	call down (noun)
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
an evil spell
a severe affliction
something causing misery or death

curse (verb)	call down (verb)
utter obscenities or profanities	censure severely or angrily
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
heap obscenities upon
exclude from a church or a religious community