bhikkhu vs religious

bhikkhu

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

religious

noun
  • A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun. 

adj
  • Concerning religion. 

  • Committed to the practice or adherence of religion. 

  • Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion. 

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