abbey vs bethel

abbey

noun
  • The church of a monastery. 

  • The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess. 

  • A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings. 

  • A residence that was previously an abbatial building. 

bethel

noun
  • A holy place. 

  • A chapel, especially one for sailors, converted from an old ship. 

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