knowing vs nous

knowing

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

adj
  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. 

nous

noun
  • Common sense; practical intelligence. 

  • The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional 

  • In Neoplatonism, the divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation. 

  • The "mind-set" of a society, culture, or group -- as in Homer's use in the third verse of the Odyssey. 

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