noli me tangere vs soother

noli me tangere

noun
  • Someone (such as a disagreeable person) or something (such as a painful experience or taboo topic) to be avoided or not interfered with. 

  • Some plants of the genus Impatiens; specifically, the touch-me-not balsam or yellow balsam (Impatiens noli-tangere). 

  • The squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium). 

  • Any of various plants with fruits or seed capsules that, when ripe, burst open and discharge their seeds when touched, or with leaves that fold and droop when touched. 

  • A warning to avoid or not to interfere. 

  • A picture depicting Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene shortly after his resurrection from the dead (see the etymology). 

soother

noun
  • One who, or that which, soothes. 

  • A plastic device that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. 

verb
  • To soothe. 

How often have the words noli me tangere and soother occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )