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INCORRUPTION
incorruptness, incorruption
(noun) characterized by integrity or probity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
incorruption (usually uncountable, plural incorruptions)
(archaic) The state of being incorrupt.
Synonyms
• incorruptness
Source: Wiktionary
In"cor*rup"tion, n. Etym: [L. incorruptio: cf. F. incorruption. See In- not, and Corruption.]
Definition: The condition or quality of being incorrupt or incorruptible; absence of, or exemption from, corruption. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption. 1 Cor. xv. 42. The same preservation, or, rather, incorruption, we have observed in the flesh of turkeys, capons, etc. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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