altruism vs beneficence

altruism

noun
  • Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness. 

  • Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer. 

beneficence

noun
  • Good or charitable character or behavior. 

  • An act of philanthropy, a kind deed; an act which benefits someone else. 

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