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Civic and Spiritual Formation

Humility, prayer, fasting, and public practices of restraint as civic infrastructure.

Prayer and fasting indices

Long-run index estimates for two practices tied to restraint and self-government.

PrayerFasting
020406080100 1005001000150020002025 Year Index Prayer: Year 2025, Index 46Fasting: Year 2025, Index 19 Prayer: Year 100, Index 30Prayer: Year 200, Index 45Prayer: Year 300, Index 55Prayer: Year 380, Index 65Prayer: Year 400, Index 70Prayer: Year 500, Index 80Prayer: Year 800, Index 88Prayer: Year 1000, Index 92Prayer: Year 1200, Index 95Prayer: Year 1215, Index 96Prayer: Year 1300, Index 97Prayer: Year 1400, Index 96Prayer: Year 1500, Index 95Prayer: Year 1517, Index 94Prayer: Year 1600, Index 90Prayer: Year 1700, Index 85Prayer: Year 1741, Index 84Prayer: Year 1800, Index 78Prayer: Year 1850, Index 80Prayer: Year 1886, Index 79Prayer: Year 1900, Index 75Prayer: Year 1917, Index 74Prayer: Year 1920, Index 73Prayer: Year 1930, Index 72Prayer: Year 1939, Index 70Prayer: Year 1950, Index 72Prayer: Year 1955, Index 85Prayer: Year 1958, Index 85Prayer: Year 1965, Index 80Prayer: Year 1966, Index 78Prayer: Year 1970, Index 75Prayer: Year 1975, Index 73Prayer: Year 1980, Index 72Prayer: Year 1990, Index 70Prayer: Year 1996, Index 68Prayer: Year 2000, Index 67Prayer: Year 2007, Index 65Prayer: Year 2010, Index 63Prayer: Year 2014, Index 60Prayer: Year 2016, Index 58Prayer: Year 2019, Index 55Prayer: Year 2020, Index 52Prayer: Year 2021, Index 50Prayer: Year 2023, Index 48Prayer: Year 2024, Index 47Prayer: Year 2025, Index 46Fasting: Year 100, Index 30Fasting: Year 200, Index 45Fasting: Year 300, Index 55Fasting: Year 380, Index 65Fasting: Year 400, Index 70Fasting: Year 500, Index 80Fasting: Year 800, Index 88Fasting: Year 1000, Index 92Fasting: Year 1200, Index 95Fasting: Year 1215, Index 96Fasting: Year 1300, Index 97Fasting: Year 1400, Index 94Fasting: Year 1500, Index 95Fasting: Year 1517, Index 88Fasting: Year 1600, Index 75Fasting: Year 1700, Index 65Fasting: Year 1741, Index 60Fasting: Year 1800, Index 88Fasting: Year 1850, Index 90Fasting: Year 1886, Index 82Fasting: Year 1900, Index 92Fasting: Year 1917, Index 85Fasting: Year 1920, Index 80Fasting: Year 1930, Index 75Fasting: Year 1939, Index 80Fasting: Year 1950, Index 82Fasting: Year 1955, Index 90Fasting: Year 1958, Index 90Fasting: Year 1965, Index 70Fasting: Year 1966, Index 50Fasting: Year 1970, Index 45Fasting: Year 1975, Index 40Fasting: Year 1980, Index 38Fasting: Year 1990, Index 35Fasting: Year 1996, Index 32Fasting: Year 2000, Index 30Fasting: Year 2007, Index 28Fasting: Year 2010, Index 26Fasting: Year 2014, Index 25Fasting: Year 2016, Index 24Fasting: Year 2019, Index 23Fasting: Year 2020, Index 22Fasting: Year 2021, Index 21Fasting: Year 2023, Index 20Fasting: Year 2024, Index 20Fasting: Year 2025, Index 19
Data: prayer-fasting-index.csv prayer-fasting-index.xlsx

Frequency of the word "humble"

English-language book frequency from the long-run humility study.

Humble frequency
0102030405060 1500160017001800190020002020 Year Frequency per 10,000 books Humble frequency: Year 2020, Frequency per 10,000 books 5 Humble frequency: Year 1500, Frequency per 10,000 books 27.5Humble frequency: Year 1510, Frequency per 10,000 books 25.5Humble frequency: Year 1520, Frequency per 10,000 books 26Humble frequency: Year 1530, Frequency per 10,000 books 28Humble frequency: Year 1540, Frequency per 10,000 books 31Humble frequency: Year 1550, Frequency per 10,000 books 32Humble frequency: Year 1560, Frequency per 10,000 books 29.5Humble frequency: Year 1570, Frequency per 10,000 books 30.5Humble frequency: Year 1580, Frequency per 10,000 books 31Humble frequency: Year 1590, Frequency per 10,000 books 37Humble frequency: Year 1600, Frequency per 10,000 books 41.5Humble frequency: Year 1610, Frequency per 10,000 books 47.5Humble frequency: Year 1620, Frequency per 10,000 books 50.5Humble frequency: Year 1630, Frequency per 10,000 books 54Humble frequency: Year 1640, Frequency per 10,000 books 56Humble frequency: Year 1650, Frequency per 10,000 books 56.5Humble frequency: Year 1660, Frequency per 10,000 books 56Humble frequency: Year 1670, Frequency per 10,000 books 54Humble frequency: Year 1680, Frequency per 10,000 books 50Humble frequency: Year 1690, Frequency per 10,000 books 50Humble frequency: Year 1700, Frequency per 10,000 books 50Humble frequency: Year 1710, Frequency per 10,000 books 49.5Humble frequency: Year 1720, Frequency per 10,000 books 49.5Humble frequency: Year 1730, Frequency per 10,000 books 50Humble frequency: Year 1740, Frequency per 10,000 books 51Humble frequency: Year 1750, Frequency per 10,000 books 53Humble frequency: Year 1760, Frequency per 10,000 books 54.5Humble frequency: Year 1770, Frequency per 10,000 books 55Humble frequency: Year 1780, Frequency per 10,000 books 54Humble frequency: Year 1790, Frequency per 10,000 books 53Humble frequency: Year 1800, Frequency per 10,000 books 50.5Humble frequency: Year 1810, Frequency per 10,000 books 47Humble frequency: Year 1820, Frequency per 10,000 books 44Humble frequency: Year 1830, Frequency per 10,000 books 40.5Humble frequency: Year 1840, Frequency per 10,000 books 35.5Humble frequency: Year 1850, Frequency per 10,000 books 30.5Humble frequency: Year 1860, Frequency per 10,000 books 25.5Humble frequency: Year 1870, Frequency per 10,000 books 21.5Humble frequency: Year 1880, Frequency per 10,000 books 17.5Humble frequency: Year 1890, Frequency per 10,000 books 13.5Humble frequency: Year 1900, Frequency per 10,000 books 10Humble frequency: Year 1910, Frequency per 10,000 books 7.5Humble frequency: Year 1920, Frequency per 10,000 books 6Humble frequency: Year 1930, Frequency per 10,000 books 5Humble frequency: Year 1940, Frequency per 10,000 books 4.5Humble frequency: Year 1950, Frequency per 10,000 books 4Humble frequency: Year 1960, Frequency per 10,000 books 3.7Humble frequency: Year 1970, Frequency per 10,000 books 3.5Humble frequency: Year 1980, Frequency per 10,000 books 4Humble frequency: Year 1990, Frequency per 10,000 books 4.2Humble frequency: Year 2000, Frequency per 10,000 books 4.5Humble frequency: Year 2010, Frequency per 10,000 books 4.8Humble frequency: Year 2020, Frequency per 10,000 books 5
Data: humble-frequency.csv

Public proclamations for fasting, humility, and prayer

Estimated annual frequency of formal declarations, 1620-1865.

Proclamations/year
0102030405060 1620165017001750180018501865 Year Estimated proclamations per year Proclamations/year: Year 1865, Estimated proclamations per year 42 Proclamations/year: Year 1620, Estimated proclamations per year 1Proclamations/year: Year 1621, Estimated proclamations per year 1Proclamations/year: Year 1622, Estimated proclamations per year 1Proclamations/year: Year 1623, Estimated proclamations per year 1Proclamations/year: Year 1624, Estimated proclamations per year 1Proclamations/year: Year 1625, Estimated proclamations per year 1Proclamations/year: Year 1626, Estimated proclamations per year 1Proclamations/year: Year 1627, Estimated proclamations per year 1Proclamations/year: Year 1628, Estimated proclamations per year 1Proclamations/year: Year 1629, Estimated proclamations per year 1Proclamations/year: Year 1630, Estimated proclamations per year 1Proclamations/year: Year 1631, Estimated proclamations per year 1.1Proclamations/year: Year 1632, Estimated proclamations per year 1.2Proclamations/year: Year 1633, Estimated proclamations per year 1.3Proclamations/year: Year 1634, Estimated proclamations per year 1.4Proclamations/year: Year 1635, Estimated proclamations per year 1.5Proclamations/year: Year 1636, Estimated proclamations per year 1.6Proclamations/year: Year 1637, Estimated proclamations per year 1.7Proclamations/year: Year 1638, Estimated proclamations per year 1.8Proclamations/year: Year 1639, Estimated proclamations per year 1.9Proclamations/year: Year 1640, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1641, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1642, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1643, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1644, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1645, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1646, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1647, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1648, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1649, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1650, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1651, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1652, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1653, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1654, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1655, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1656, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1657, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1658, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1659, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1660, Estimated proclamations per year 2Proclamations/year: Year 1661, Estimated proclamations per year 2.1Proclamations/year: Year 1662, Estimated proclamations per year 2.2Proclamations/year: Year 1663, Estimated proclamations per year 2.3Proclamations/year: Year 1664, Estimated proclamations per year 2.4Proclamations/year: Year 1665, Estimated proclamations per year 2.5Proclamations/year: Year 1666, Estimated proclamations per year 2.6Proclamations/year: Year 1667, Estimated proclamations per year 2.7Proclamations/year: Year 1668, Estimated proclamations per year 2.8Proclamations/year: Year 1669, Estimated proclamations per year 2.9Proclamations/year: Year 1670, Estimated proclamations per year 3Proclamations/year: Year 1671, Estimated proclamations per year 3Proclamations/year: Year 1672, Estimated proclamations per year 3Proclamations/year: Year 1673, Estimated proclamations per year 3Proclamations/year: Year 1674, Estimated proclamations per year 3Proclamations/year: Year 1675, Estimated proclamations per year 3Proclamations/year: Year 1676, Estimated proclamations per year 3Proclamations/year: Year 1677, Estimated proclamations per year 3Proclamations/year: Year 1678, Estimated proclamations per year 3Proclamations/year: Year 1679, Estimated proclamations per year 3Proclamations/year: Year 1680, Estimated proclamations per year 3Proclamations/year: Year 1681, Estimated proclamations per year 3.1Proclamations/year: Year 1682, Estimated proclamations per year 3.2Proclamations/year: Year 1683, Estimated proclamations per year 3.3Proclamations/year: Year 1684, Estimated proclamations per year 3.4Proclamations/year: Year 1685, Estimated proclamations per year 3.5Proclamations/year: Year 1686, Estimated proclamations per year 3.6Proclamations/year: Year 1687, Estimated proclamations per year 3.7Proclamations/year: Year 1688, Estimated proclamations per year 3.8Proclamations/year: Year 1689, Estimated proclamations per year 3.9Proclamations/year: Year 1690, Estimated proclamations per year 4Proclamations/year: Year 1691, Estimated proclamations per year 4Proclamations/year: Year 1692, Estimated proclamations per year 4Proclamations/year: Year 1693, Estimated proclamations per year 4Proclamations/year: Year 1694, Estimated proclamations per year 4Proclamations/year: Year 1695, Estimated proclamations per year 4Proclamations/year: Year 1696, Estimated proclamations per year 4Proclamations/year: Year 1697, Estimated proclamations per year 4Proclamations/year: Year 1698, Estimated proclamations per year 4Proclamations/year: Year 1699, Estimated proclamations per year 4Proclamations/year: Year 1700, Estimated proclamations per year 4Proclamations/year: Year 1701, Estimated proclamations per year 4.1Proclamations/year: Year 1702, Estimated proclamations per year 4.2Proclamations/year: Year 1703, Estimated proclamations per year 4.3Proclamations/year: Year 1704, Estimated proclamations per year 4.4Proclamations/year: Year 1705, Estimated proclamations per year 4.5Proclamations/year: Year 1706, Estimated proclamations per year 4.6Proclamations/year: Year 1707, Estimated proclamations per year 4.7Proclamations/year: Year 1708, Estimated proclamations per year 4.8Proclamations/year: Year 1709, Estimated proclamations per year 4.9Proclamations/year: Year 1710, Estimated proclamations per year 5Proclamations/year: Year 1711, Estimated proclamations per year 5.1Proclamations/year: Year 1712, Estimated proclamations per year 5.2Proclamations/year: Year 1713, Estimated proclamations per year 5.3Proclamations/year: Year 1714, Estimated proclamations per year 5.4Proclamations/year: Year 1715, Estimated proclamations per year 5.5Proclamations/year: Year 1716, Estimated proclamations per year 5.6Proclamations/year: Year 1717, Estimated proclamations per year 5.7Proclamations/year: Year 1718, Estimated proclamations per year 5.8Proclamations/year: Year 1719, Estimated proclamations per year 5.9Proclamations/year: Year 1720, Estimated proclamations per year 6Proclamations/year: Year 1721, Estimated proclamations per year 6.1Proclamations/year: Year 1722, Estimated proclamations per year 6.2Proclamations/year: Year 1723, Estimated proclamations per year 6.3Proclamations/year: Year 1724, Estimated proclamations per year 6.4Proclamations/year: Year 1725, Estimated proclamations per year 6.5Proclamations/year: Year 1726, Estimated proclamations per year 6.6Proclamations/year: Year 1727, Estimated proclamations per year 6.7Proclamations/year: Year 1728, Estimated proclamations per year 6.8Proclamations/year: Year 1729, Estimated proclamations per year 6.9Proclamations/year: Year 1730, Estimated proclamations per year 7Proclamations/year: Year 1731, Estimated proclamations per year 7.1Proclamations/year: Year 1732, Estimated proclamations per year 7.2Proclamations/year: Year 1733, Estimated proclamations per year 7.3Proclamations/year: Year 1734, Estimated proclamations per year 7.4Proclamations/year: Year 1735, Estimated proclamations per year 7.5Proclamations/year: Year 1736, Estimated proclamations per year 7.6Proclamations/year: Year 1737, Estimated proclamations per year 7.7Proclamations/year: Year 1738, Estimated proclamations per year 7.8Proclamations/year: Year 1739, Estimated proclamations per year 7.9Proclamations/year: Year 1740, Estimated proclamations per year 8Proclamations/year: Year 1741, Estimated proclamations per year 8.2Proclamations/year: Year 1742, Estimated proclamations per year 8.4Proclamations/year: Year 1743, Estimated proclamations per year 8.6Proclamations/year: Year 1744, Estimated proclamations per year 8.8Proclamations/year: Year 1745, Estimated proclamations per year 9Proclamations/year: Year 1746, Estimated proclamations per year 9.2Proclamations/year: Year 1747, Estimated proclamations per year 9.4Proclamations/year: Year 1748, Estimated proclamations per year 9.6Proclamations/year: Year 1749, Estimated proclamations per year 9.8Proclamations/year: Year 1750, Estimated proclamations per year 10Proclamations/year: Year 1751, Estimated proclamations per year 10.2Proclamations/year: Year 1752, Estimated proclamations per year 10.4Proclamations/year: Year 1753, Estimated proclamations per year 10.6Proclamations/year: Year 1754, Estimated proclamations per year 10.8Proclamations/year: Year 1755, Estimated proclamations per year 11Proclamations/year: Year 1756, Estimated proclamations per year 11.2Proclamations/year: Year 1757, Estimated proclamations per year 11.4Proclamations/year: Year 1758, Estimated proclamations per year 11.6Proclamations/year: Year 1759, Estimated proclamations per year 11.8Proclamations/year: Year 1760, Estimated proclamations per year 12Proclamations/year: Year 1761, Estimated proclamations per year 12.6Proclamations/year: Year 1762, Estimated proclamations per year 13.2Proclamations/year: Year 1763, Estimated proclamations per year 13.8Proclamations/year: Year 1764, Estimated proclamations per year 14.4Proclamations/year: Year 1765, Estimated proclamations per year 15Proclamations/year: Year 1766, Estimated proclamations per year 15.6Proclamations/year: Year 1767, Estimated proclamations per year 16.2Proclamations/year: Year 1768, Estimated proclamations per year 16.8Proclamations/year: Year 1769, Estimated proclamations per year 17.4Proclamations/year: Year 1770, Estimated proclamations per year 18Proclamations/year: Year 1771, Estimated proclamations per year 18.4Proclamations/year: Year 1772, Estimated proclamations per year 18.8Proclamations/year: Year 1773, Estimated proclamations per year 19.2Proclamations/year: Year 1774, Estimated proclamations per year 19.6Proclamations/year: Year 1775, Estimated proclamations per year 20Proclamations/year: Year 1776, Estimated proclamations per year 20.4Proclamations/year: Year 1777, Estimated proclamations per year 20.8Proclamations/year: Year 1778, Estimated proclamations per year 21.2Proclamations/year: Year 1779, Estimated proclamations per year 21.6Proclamations/year: Year 1780, Estimated proclamations per year 22Proclamations/year: Year 1781, Estimated proclamations per year 21.6Proclamations/year: Year 1782, Estimated proclamations per year 21.2Proclamations/year: Year 1783, Estimated proclamations per year 20.8Proclamations/year: Year 1784, Estimated proclamations per year 20.4Proclamations/year: Year 1785, Estimated proclamations per year 20Proclamations/year: Year 1786, Estimated proclamations per year 19.6Proclamations/year: Year 1787, Estimated proclamations per year 19.2Proclamations/year: Year 1788, Estimated proclamations per year 18.8Proclamations/year: Year 1789, Estimated proclamations per year 18.4Proclamations/year: Year 1790, Estimated proclamations per year 18Proclamations/year: Year 1791, Estimated proclamations per year 17.8Proclamations/year: Year 1792, Estimated proclamations per year 17.6Proclamations/year: Year 1793, Estimated proclamations per year 17.4Proclamations/year: Year 1794, Estimated proclamations per year 17.2Proclamations/year: Year 1795, Estimated proclamations per year 17Proclamations/year: Year 1796, Estimated proclamations per year 16.8Proclamations/year: Year 1797, Estimated proclamations per year 16.6Proclamations/year: Year 1798, Estimated proclamations per year 16.4Proclamations/year: Year 1799, Estimated proclamations per year 16.2Proclamations/year: Year 1800, Estimated proclamations per year 16Proclamations/year: Year 1801, Estimated proclamations per year 16.2Proclamations/year: Year 1802, Estimated proclamations per year 16.4Proclamations/year: Year 1803, Estimated proclamations per year 16.6Proclamations/year: Year 1804, Estimated proclamations per year 16.8Proclamations/year: Year 1805, Estimated proclamations per year 17Proclamations/year: Year 1806, Estimated proclamations per year 17.2Proclamations/year: Year 1807, Estimated proclamations per year 17.4Proclamations/year: Year 1808, Estimated proclamations per year 17.6Proclamations/year: Year 1809, Estimated proclamations per year 17.8Proclamations/year: Year 1810, Estimated proclamations per year 18Proclamations/year: Year 1811, Estimated proclamations per year 18.4Proclamations/year: Year 1812, Estimated proclamations per year 18.8Proclamations/year: Year 1813, Estimated proclamations per year 19.2Proclamations/year: Year 1814, Estimated proclamations per year 19.6Proclamations/year: Year 1815, Estimated proclamations per year 20Proclamations/year: Year 1816, Estimated proclamations per year 20.4Proclamations/year: Year 1817, Estimated proclamations per year 20.8Proclamations/year: Year 1818, Estimated proclamations per year 21.2Proclamations/year: Year 1819, Estimated proclamations per year 21.6Proclamations/year: Year 1820, Estimated proclamations per year 22Proclamations/year: Year 1821, Estimated proclamations per year 22.3Proclamations/year: Year 1822, Estimated proclamations per year 22.6Proclamations/year: Year 1823, Estimated proclamations per year 22.9Proclamations/year: Year 1824, Estimated proclamations per year 23.2Proclamations/year: Year 1825, Estimated proclamations per year 23.5Proclamations/year: Year 1826, Estimated proclamations per year 23.8Proclamations/year: Year 1827, Estimated proclamations per year 24.1Proclamations/year: Year 1828, Estimated proclamations per year 24.4Proclamations/year: Year 1829, Estimated proclamations per year 24.7Proclamations/year: Year 1830, Estimated proclamations per year 25Proclamations/year: Year 1831, Estimated proclamations per year 25.3Proclamations/year: Year 1832, Estimated proclamations per year 25.6Proclamations/year: Year 1833, Estimated proclamations per year 25.9Proclamations/year: Year 1834, Estimated proclamations per year 26.2Proclamations/year: Year 1835, Estimated proclamations per year 26.5Proclamations/year: Year 1836, Estimated proclamations per year 26.8Proclamations/year: Year 1837, Estimated proclamations per year 27.1Proclamations/year: Year 1838, Estimated proclamations per year 27.4Proclamations/year: Year 1839, Estimated proclamations per year 27.7Proclamations/year: Year 1840, Estimated proclamations per year 28Proclamations/year: Year 1841, Estimated proclamations per year 28.6Proclamations/year: Year 1842, Estimated proclamations per year 29.2Proclamations/year: Year 1843, Estimated proclamations per year 29.8Proclamations/year: Year 1844, Estimated proclamations per year 30.4Proclamations/year: Year 1845, Estimated proclamations per year 31Proclamations/year: Year 1846, Estimated proclamations per year 31.6Proclamations/year: Year 1847, Estimated proclamations per year 32.2Proclamations/year: Year 1848, Estimated proclamations per year 32.8Proclamations/year: Year 1849, Estimated proclamations per year 33.4Proclamations/year: Year 1850, Estimated proclamations per year 34Proclamations/year: Year 1851, Estimated proclamations per year 36.1Proclamations/year: Year 1852, Estimated proclamations per year 38.2Proclamations/year: Year 1853, Estimated proclamations per year 40.3Proclamations/year: Year 1854, Estimated proclamations per year 42.4Proclamations/year: Year 1855, Estimated proclamations per year 44.5Proclamations/year: Year 1856, Estimated proclamations per year 46.6Proclamations/year: Year 1857, Estimated proclamations per year 48.7Proclamations/year: Year 1858, Estimated proclamations per year 50.8Proclamations/year: Year 1859, Estimated proclamations per year 52.9Proclamations/year: Year 1860, Estimated proclamations per year 55Proclamations/year: Year 1861, Estimated proclamations per year 52.4Proclamations/year: Year 1862, Estimated proclamations per year 49.8Proclamations/year: Year 1863, Estimated proclamations per year 47.2Proclamations/year: Year 1864, Estimated proclamations per year 44.6Proclamations/year: Year 1865, Estimated proclamations per year 42
Data: proclamation-frequency.csv

Description

This module keeps the humility/prayer/fasting charts together, along with public proclamations that once linked civic crisis to restraint and humility.

Methodology

Prayer and fasting indices are normalized to 0-100. The humility chart uses Google Books Ngram-derived values. The proclamation chart uses historical anchor estimates interpolated annually.

Data

All chart files for this module are local to this research folder.

Sources

Limitations

Word frequency is not virtue. Proclamation frequency is not public holiness. These are cultural signals, not complete measures of spiritual health.