sage vs teacher

sage

noun
  • A wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher. 

  • Any plant in the genus Salvia 

  • The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes. 

  • Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic. 

verb
  • The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply. 

intj
  • Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software. 

adj
  • wise. 

teacher

noun
  • A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school. 

  • The index finger; the forefinger. 

  • An indication; a lesson. 

  • The second highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 14. 

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