occidental vs ponent

occidental

adj
  • Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western. 

  • Of a gem or precious stone: of inferior value or quality. 

noun
  • A Western Christian of the Latin rite 

ponent

adj
  • Pertaining to the west, westerly. 

noun
  • The west; the area of the setting sun. 

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