guide vs stigma

guide

noun
  • A sign that guides people; guidepost. 

  • Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain. 

  • A grooved director for a probe or knife in surgery. 

  • A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the buckets in a water wheel. 

  • A spirit believed to speak through a medium. 

  • A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest. 

  • A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook. 

  • Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference. 

verb
  • to serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path. 

  • to act as a guide. 

  • to exert control or influence over someone or something. 

  • to supervise the education or training of someone. 

  • to steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot. 

stigma

noun
  • An outward sign; an indication. 

  • A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion on Jesus' body, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically. 

  • A mark of infamy or disgrace. 

  • A scar or birthmark. 

  • A visible sign or characteristic of a disease. 

  • A ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau, (Ϛ/ϛ). 

  • The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination. 

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