nous vs understanding

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. 

understanding

noun
  • Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer. 

  • Opinion, judgement or outlook. 

  • An informal contract; mutual agreement. 

  • A reconciliation of differences. 

  • The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment. 

  • Sympathy. 

adj
  • Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance. 

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