Incorruption

Incorruption
Incorruption In`cor*rup"tion, n. [L. incorruptio: cf. F. incorruption. See {In-} not, and {Corruption}.] The condition or quality of being incorrupt or incorruptible; absence of, or exemption from, corruption. [1913 Webster]

It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption. --1 Cor. xv. 42. [1913 Webster]

The same preservation, or, rather, incorruption, we have observed in the flesh of turkeys, capons, etc. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]


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  • incorruption — index innocence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • incorruption — [ɛ̃kɔʀypsjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. V. 1170, lat. incorruptio « inaltérabilité, durée éternelle », de in (→ 1. In ), et corruptio. → Corruption. ❖ ♦ Vx (langue class.). État de ce qui ne se corrompt pas. ❖ CONTR. Corruption …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • incorruption — [in΄kə rup′shən] n. [LL(Ec) incorruptio] Archaic the quality or state of being INCORRUPTIBLE (sense 2) …   English World dictionary

  • incorruption — (in ko ru psion) s. f. État des choses qui ne peuvent se corrompre. •   L esprit, source d incorruption ; la chair, source de corruption, NICOLE Essais, t. XIII, p. 2, dans POUGENS. •   Il [Jésus Christ] est le principe d incorruption [pour les… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • incorruption — /in keuh rup sheuhn/, n. Archaic. the quality or condition of being incorrupt. [1350 1400; ME < LL incorruption (s. of incorruptio). See IN 3, CORRUPTION] * * * …   Universalium

  • incorruption — noun Date: 14th century archaic the quality or state of being free from physical decay …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • incorruption — noun The state of being incorrupt …   Wiktionary

  • incorruption — in·cor·rup·tion || ɪnkə‚rÊŒpʃn n. absence of corruption, quality of being incorrupt (Archaic) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • incorruption — n. See incorruptibility, 1 …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • incorruption — in·corruption …   English syllables

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