Incorruptible
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person whose body does not decompose after death, a sign of holiness.
- 2 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. historical
Adjective
- 1 Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright.
- 2 Not subject to corruption or decay.
"Let us run in the straight road the race that is incorruptible"
Adjective
- 1 incapable of being morally corrupted wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"They were both wise and incorruptible men."
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French incorruptible, from Latin incorruptibilis. By surface analysis, in- + corruptible.
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