bhikkhu vs hermit

bhikkhu

noun
  • A male Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha. 

hermit

noun
  • A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite. 

  • A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts. 

  • A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship. 

  • A hermit crab. 

  • Any in the subfamily Phaethornithinae of hummingbirds. 

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