INCORRUPTIBLES

Noun

incorruptibles

plural of incorruptible

Source: Wiktionary


INCORRUPTIBLE

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



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