offensive vs sublime

offensive

adj
  • Having to do with play directed at scoring. 

  • Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive. 

  • Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, or indignation. 

noun
  • An attack. 

  • The posture of attacking or being able to attack. 

sublime

adj
  • Lofty of mien; haughty; proud. 

  • Impressive and awe-inspiring, yet simple. 

  • Noble and majestic. 

noun
  • Something sublime. 

verb
  • To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify. 

  • To raise on high. 

  • To dignify; to ennoble. 

  • To sublimate. 

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