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incorruption

[ in-kuh-ruhp-shuh n ]

/ ˌɪn kəˈrʌp ʃən /

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noun Archaic.

the quality or condition of being incorrupt.

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Origin of incorruption

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin incorruptiōn- (stem of incorruptiō). See in-³, corruption

Words nearby incorruption

incorr., incorrect, incorrigible, incorrupt, incorruptible, incorruption, incoterms, incr., incrassate, increase, increaser

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Example sentences from the Web for incorruption

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Epistle to the Corinthians|Marcus Dods
One moment they are sown in corruption; the next, raised in incorruption.
The Harp of God|J. F. Rutherford
Does this corruption put on incorruption—this mortal put on immortality?
Hubert's Wife|Minnie Mary Lee
Antonyms: preservation, imputrescence, incorruption, soundness.
Putnam's Word Book|Louis A. Flemming

In incorruption is the last and sealing word of this letter, which we have been so long studying together.
The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians|G. G. Findlay

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