lying vs steadfastness

lying

noun
  • The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground. 

  • An act of telling a lie or falsehood. 

adj
  • Tending to tell lies, untruthful, mendacious 

steadfastness

noun
  • Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty. 

  • Steadfast resolution. 

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