abandon vs worship

abandon

verb
  • To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. 

  • To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish. 

  • To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. 

  • To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility. 

  • To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss. 

noun
  • A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. 

worship

verb
  • To reverence (a deity, etc.) with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honour of. 

  • To participate in religious ceremonies. 

  • To honour with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize. 

noun
  • An object of worship. 

  • Ardent love. 

  • The adoration owed to God alone, as greater than the veneration that may be accorded to figures such as saints. 

  • The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object. 

  • Honour; respect; civil deference. 

  • Used as a title or term of address for various officials, including magistrates 

  • The religious ceremonies that express this devotion. 

  • Voluntary, utter submission; voluntary, utter deference. 

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