Discredit vs Vilification - What's the difference?

Discredit is a related term of vilification.

is that discredit is disrepute while vilification is slanderous or malicious defamation; character assassination.

(en verb)

To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.

The candidate tried to discredit his opponent.

The evidence would tend to discredit such a theory.

* demean, disgrace, dishonour, disprove, invalidate, tell against

* discreditor

(-)

The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved.

Later accounts have brought the story into discredit .

A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.

* Rogers

It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession.