gild vs atheneum

gild and atheneum both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gild	Yes	No	Yes	No
atheneum	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, atheneum is a hyponym of gild; that is, atheneum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gild:

gild: a formal association of people with similar interests
atheneum: a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning

gild (noun)	atheneum (noun)
a formal association of people with similar interests	a place where reading materials are available
	a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning

gild (verb)	atheneum (verb)
decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold