astrology vs prestidigitation

astrology

noun
  • Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies. 

  • 2012, The Guardian, (headline), 7 Feb 2012 

  • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 274 

  • 2018-01-18, Julie Beck, “The New Age of Astrology”, in The Atlantic 

  • In some ways, astrology is perfectly suited for the internet age. There’s a low barrier to entry, and nearly endless depths to plumb if you feel like falling down a Google research hole. 

prestidigitation

noun
  • A performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with the hands. 

  • A show of skill or deceitful cleverness. 

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