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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