dedication vs guts

dedication

noun
  • The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated. 

  • The deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property. 

  • A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection. 

  • A ceremony marking an official completion or opening. 

guts

noun
  • Content, substance. 

  • The center of the field. 

  • Courage; determination. 

  • One's innermost feelings. 

  • The entrails or contents of the abdomen. 

  • The essential, core parts. 

  • The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates; the centre. 

verb
  • To show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out). 

  • To eat greedily. 

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