revenge vs vengeance

revenge

noun
  • Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice. 

  • A win by a previous loser. 

verb
  • To take one's revenge (on or upon someone). 

  • To take revenge for (a particular harmful action) or on behalf of (its victim); to avenge. 

vengeance

noun
  • Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong. 

  • Desire for revenge. 

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