ambition vs indulgence

ambition

noun
  • An object of an ardent desire. 

  • Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people. 

  • A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal. 

  • A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things. 

verb
  • To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet. 

indulgence

noun
  • The act of catering to someone's every desire. 

  • An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification. 

  • A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution. 

  • The act of indulging. 

  • Tolerance. 

  • A wish or whim satisfied. 

  • Something in which someone indulges. 

verb
  • to provide with an indulgence 

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