affirmation vs validation

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. 

validation

noun
  • The act of validating something. 

  • Something, such as a certificate, that validates something; attestation, authentication, confirmation, proof or verification. 

  • The process of identifying a new prisoner's gang affiliation. 

  • The process whereby others confirm the validity of one's emotions. 

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