aid vs blessing

aid

noun
  • Something which helps; a material source of help. 

  • Help; assistance; succor, relief. 

  • An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort. 

  • A helper; an assistant. 

  • An exchequer loan. 

  • A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions. 

  • The rider's use of hands, legs, voice, etc. to control the horse. 

verb
  • To climb with the use of aids such as pitons. 

  • To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist. 

blessing

noun
  • Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward. 

  • A pronouncement invoking divine aid. 

  • Good fortune. 

  • A modern pagan ceremony. 

  • The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval. 

  • A group of unicorns. 

  • A prayer before a meal; grace. 

  • Something someone is glad of. 

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