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Webster 1913 Edition


Incorruptible

Inˊcor-rupt′i-ble

,
Adj.
[L.
incorruptibilis
: cf. F.
incorruptible
. See
In-
not, and
Corrupt
.]
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.

Inˊcor-rupt′i-ble

,
Noun.
(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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Incorruptible

INCORRUPT'IBLE

, a.
1.
That cannot corrupt or decay; not admitting of corruption. Thus gold, glass, mercury, &c., are incorruptible. Spirits are supposed to be incorruptible.
Our bodies shall be changed into incorruptible and immortal substances.
2.
That cannot be bribed; inflexibly just and upright.

Definition 2024


incorruptible

incorruptible

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

incorruptible (comparative more incorruptible, superlative most incorruptible)

  1. Not subject to corruption or decay.
    • Wake
      Our bodies shall be changed into incorruptible and immortal substances.
  2. Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright.

Noun

incorruptible (plural incorruptibles)

  1. (historical) 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.

French

Adjective

incorruptible m, f (plural incorruptibles)

  1. incorruptible

Spanish

Adjective

incorruptible m, f (plural incorruptibles)

  1. incorruptible