cultivation vs paideia

cultivation

noun
  • Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition 

  • The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture 

  • The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture 

  • Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something) 

paideia

noun
  • The epitome of physical and intellectual achievement to which an Ancient Greek citizen could aspire; societal and cultural perfection. 

  • An Athenian system of education designed to give students a broad cultural background focusing integration into the public life of the city-state with subject matter including gymnastics, grammar, rhetoric, music, mathematics, geography, natural history, and philosophy 

  • An early model of Christian higher learning having theology as its chief subject. 

  • A pedagogical system focusing on providing children with a broad and balanced education. 

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