adulation vs compliment

adulation

noun
  • Flattery; fulsome praise. 

compliment

noun
  • Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery. 

  • An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect. 

verb
  • To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone). 

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