pedestal vs status

pedestal and status both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pedestal	Yes	No	No	No
status	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, status is a hypernym of pedestal; that is, status is a word with a broader meaning than pedestal:

pedestal: a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)
status: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

Other hypernyms of pedestal include position.

pedestal (noun)	status (noun)
a support or foundation	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)	a state at a particular time
a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)