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Definition of "incorruptible" []

  • Incapable of being morally corrupted. (adjective)
  • Not subject to corruption or decay. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "incorruptible" in a sentence
  • "The only way to render this perishing creature solid and incorruptible is for him to entertain and receive the word of God; for this remains everlasting truth, and, if received, will preserve him to everlasting life, and abide with him for ever."
  • "The old man may have queered his own promotion but he was still known as the incorruptible and his judgment on the promotions of others was prized."
  • "But in the second meaning of the word "corruption," we confess that our Lord's body is incorruptible, that is, indestructible, for such is the tradition of the inspired Fathers."