reassurance vs refuge

reassurance

noun
  • Reinsurance. 

  • The act of confirming someone's opinion or impression. 

  • The feeling of being reassured, of having confidence restored, of having apprehensions dispelled. 

refuge

noun
  • An expedient to secure protection or defence. 

  • A state of safety, protection or shelter. 

  • A refuge island. 

  • A place providing safety, protection or shelter. 

  • Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort. 

verb
  • To return to a place of shelter. 

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