ecclesiast vs religious

ecclesiast

noun
  • A cleric; someone (such as a priest) who administers a church (ecclesia) or other religious gathering/group. 

  • A member of the Athenian ecclesia (public legislative assembly). 

  • A member of any ecclesia (church or other assembly). 

religious

noun
  • A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun. 

adj
  • Concerning religion. 

  • Committed to the practice or adherence of religion. 

  • Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion. 

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