affirmation vs pronouncement

affirmation

noun
  • That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true. 

  • A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion. 

  • The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath. 

pronouncement

noun
  • An utterance. 

  • An official public announcement. 

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