benefit vs virtue

benefit

noun
  • An advantage; help or aid from something. 

  • An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause. 

  • A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme. 

  • Intended audience (as for the benefit of). 

verb
  • To be or to provide a benefit to. 

  • To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary. 

virtue

noun
  • An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage. 

  • A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and below archangels. 

  • Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct. 

  • A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person; an admirable quality. 

  • Specifically, each of several qualities held to be particularly important, including the four cardinal virtues, the three theological virtues, or the seven virtues opposed to the seven deadly sins. 

  • Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity. 

  • The inherent power or efficacy of something (now only in phrases). 

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