sainthood vs situation

sainthood and situation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sainthood	Yes	No	No	No
situation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, situation is a hypernym of sainthood; that is, situation is a word with a broader meaning than sainthood:

Other hypernyms of sainthood include berth, office, place, position, post.

sainthood (noun)	situation (noun)
the status and dignity of a saint	a job in an organization
saints collectively	physical position in relation to the surroundings
	the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
	a condition or position in which you find yourself
	a complex or critical or unusual difficulty