belief vs stance

belief

noun
  • One's religious or moral convictions. 

  • Mental acceptance of a claim as true. 

  • Religious faith. 

  • The quality or state of believing. 

  • Faith or trust in the reality of something; often based upon one's own reasoning, trust in a claim, desire of actuality, and/or evidence considered. 

  • Something believed. 

stance

noun
  • One's opinion or point of view. 

  • The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands. 

  • A place for buses or taxis to await passengers; a bus stop, a taxi rank. 

  • A place to stand; a position, a site, a station. 

  • A foothold or ledge on which to set up a belay. 

  • A place where a fair or market is held; a location where a street trader can carry on business. 

verb
  • To place, to position, to station; (specifically) to put (cattle) into an enclosure or pen in preparation for sale. 

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