charity vs pity

charity

noun
  • In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity. 

  • Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need. 

  • An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose. 

  • The goods or money given to those in need. 

pity

noun
  • A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. 

  • Something regrettable. 

intj
  • Short form of what a pity. 

verb
  • To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of. 

  • To feel pity for (someone or something). 

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