incorruptible
(adjective) incapable of being morally corrupted; “incorruptible judges are the backbone of the society”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
incorruptible (comparative more incorruptible, superlative most incorruptible)
Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright.
Synonym: unbribable
Antonym: corruptible
Not subject to corruption or decay.
incorruptible (plural incorruptibles)
(historical) One of an ancient religious sect of Alexandria, whose adherents believed that the body of Christ was incorruptible, and that he suffered hunger, thirst, and pain only in appearance.
Source: Wiktionary
In"cor*rupt"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. incorruptibilis: cf. F. incorruptible. See In- not, and Corrupt.]
1. Not corruptible; incapable of corruption, decay, or dissolution; as, gold is incorruptible. Our bodies shall be changed into incorruptible and immortal substances. Wake.
2. Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright.
In"cor*rupt"i*ble, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: One of a religious sect which arose in Alexandria, in the reign of the Emperor Justinian, and which believed that the body of Christ was incorruptible, and that he suffered hunger, thirst, pain, only in appearance.
In"cor*rupt"i*ble, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being incorruptible. Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 October 2024
(adjective) inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; “great brown eye, true and trustful”- Nordhoff & Hall
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