prohibition vs taboo

prohibition

noun
  • A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances. 

  • A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol. 

  • An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something. 

taboo

noun
  • An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion. 

  • Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred. 

verb
  • To ban. 

  • To avoid. 

  • To mark as taboo. 

adj
  • Culturally forbidden. 

  • Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention. 

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