incorruptible Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite incapable of being morally corrupted
    • incorruptible judges are the backbone of the society

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In"cor*rupt"i*ble adjective
Etymology
L. incorruptibilis: cf. F. incorruptible. See In- not, and Corrupt.
Definitions
  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 noun
Definitions
  1. (Eccl. Hist.) 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 noun
Definitions
  1. The quality or state of being incorruptible. Boyle.

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