dais vs spotlight

dais

noun
  • The canopy over an altar, etc. 

  • A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from. 

  • A bench, a settle, a pew. 

spotlight

noun
  • The circle of light shed by a spotlight. 

  • The center of attention; the highlight or most important part. 

  • A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage. 

verb
  • To illuminate with a spotlight. 

  • Synonym of jacklight (“to use a spotlight in hunting animals”) 

  • To draw attention to. 

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