meanness vs penitence

meanness

noun
  • The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions) 

  • A mean act. 

penitence

noun
  • The condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning. 

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