ethic vs idea

ethic

noun
  • A set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a specific culture, society, group, or individual. 

  • The morality of an action. 

adj
  • Moral, relating to morals. 

idea

noun
  • More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking. 

  • An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples. 

  • A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention. 

  • A purposeful aim or goal; intent 

  • A musical theme or melodic subject. 

  • An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory. 

  • A vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression. 

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