homily vs silence

homily

adv
  • In a homey manner. 

noun
  • A platitude. 

  • A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter. 

  • A moralizing lecture. 

silence

verb
  • To repress the expression of something. 

  • To suppress criticism, etc. 

  • To block gene expression. 

  • To murder. 

  • To make (someone or something) silent. 

noun
  • deadly silence 

  • The act of refraining from speaking. 

  • The absence of any sound. 

intj
  • Be silent. 

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