incorruption
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of incorruption
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin incorruptiōn- (stem of incorruptiō ). See in- 3, corruption
Example Sentences
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What I had seen was the point at which from corruption issues incorruption.
From Time Magazine Archive
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.”
From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Smith Ely Jelliffe
Moreover, anything so equivocal as incorruption, cannot be adduced as a proof in so serious a matter as this.
From The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. by Henry Christmas
This corruptible must put on incorruption; and this mortal must put on immortality.
From The Happiness of Heaven By a Father of the Society of Jesus by F. J. Boudreaux
"Flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God, neither doth corruption inherit incorruption."
From Parables of the Christ-life by I. Lilias Trotter
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