indulgence vs pity

indulgence

noun
  • A wish or whim satisfied. 

  • An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification. 

  • A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution. 

  • The act of catering to someone's every desire. 

  • The act of indulging. 

  • Tolerance. 

  • Something in which someone indulges. 

verb
  • to provide with an indulgence 

pity

noun
  • Something regrettable. 

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

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 indulgence and pity occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )