interdict vs permit

interdict

verb
  • To forbid (someone) from doing something. 

  • To exclude (someone or somewhere) from participation in church services; to place under a religious interdict. 

  • To impede (an enemy); to interrupt or destroy (enemy communications, supply lines etc). 

  • To forbid (an action or thing) by formal or legal sanction. 

noun
  • An injunction. 

  • A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted. 

permit

verb
  • To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. 

  • To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. 

  • To allow for, to make something possible. 

  • To allow, to admit (of). 

  • To grant formal authorization for (something). 

  • To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something). 

noun
  • A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus. 

  • An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal. 

  • A learner's permit. 

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