vilification vs calumny

vilification and calumny both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vilification	Yes	No	No	No
calumny	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, calumny is a hypernym of vilification; that is, calumny is a word with a broader meaning than vilification:

vilification: slanderous defamation
calumny: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

Other hypernyms of vilification include calumniation, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement.

vilification (noun)	calumny (noun)
slanderous defamation	an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt	a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions