observance vs stare

observance

noun
  • Observation or the act of watching. 

  • The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule. 

  • That which is to be observed. 

  • A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church. 

  • The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion. 

  • Reverence; homage. 

stare

noun
  • A persistent gaze. 

verb
  • To influence in some way by looking fixedly. 

  • To look fixedly (at something). 

  • To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, colour, or brilliancy. 

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