absolve vs reprobate

absolve

verb
  • To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. 

  • To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for. 

  • To grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to. 

  • To remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin. 

  • To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically. 

  • To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.). 

reprobate

verb
  • To have strong disapproval of something; to reprove; to condemn. 

  • To refuse, set aside. 

  • Of God: to abandon or reject, to deny eternal bliss. 

adj
  • Rejected by God; damned, sinful. 

  • Rejected; cast off as worthless. 

  • Immoral, having no religious or principled character. 

noun
  • One rejected by God; a sinful person. 

  • An individual with low morals or principles. 

How often have the words absolve and reprobate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )