pray vs solicit

pray

verb
  • To humbly beg a person for aid or their time. 

  • To wish or hope strongly for a particular outcome. 

  • To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to God or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. 

adv
  • Please; used to make a polite request 

solicit

verb
  • To make a petition. 

  • To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to. 

  • To offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment. 

  • To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior. 

  • To woo; to court. 

  • To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event. 

  • If you want to lose your virginity, you should try to solicit some fine looking women. 

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