defense vs philippic

defense

noun
  • Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military. 

  • A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense. 

  • The case presented by the defendant in a legal proceeding. 

  • The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury. 

  • The lawyer or team thereof who presents such a case. 

  • The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense. 

philippic

noun
  • Any of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, defending the liberty of Athens. 

  • Any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation. 

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