believe vs demur

believe

verb
  • To opine, think, reckon. 

  • To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth. 

  • To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing). 

  • To accept that someone is telling the truth. 

demur

verb
  • To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk 

  • To interpose a demurrer. 

  • To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair. 

noun
  • An act of hesitation as to proceeding; a scruple; also, a suspension of action or decision; a pause, a stop. 

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