ascetic vs fakir

ascetic

noun
  • One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence. 

adj
  • Characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure. 

  • Of or relating to ascetics 

fakir

noun
  • Someone who takes advantage of the gullible through fakery, especially of a spiritual or religious nature. 

  • An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic. 

  • A faqir, owning no personal property and usually living solely off alms. 

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