incorruptadj.
/ɪnkəˈrʌpt/ Now rare.
Not corrupt; free from corruption.
1. † b. Incapable of corruption; incorruptible.
a. Of organic matter: Free from decomposition or putrefaction; not decayed or rotten; not infected by that which causes decay; sound.
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the world > matter > condition of matter > state of being undecayed > [adjective]
fresheOE
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uncorroded1685
untarnished1732
unspoiled1733
unfailed1749
unwasted1758
firm1776
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undegenerate1854
undeteriorated1856
unvitiated1864
1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Rolls) VII. 149 Was i-founde..þe body of Pallantes, unroten and incorupt.
?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 365 Where the bodies of men neither rote neither be beriedde, but lye with-owte incorrupte.
1598 R. Hakluyt tr. W. Camden in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) I. 11 When hee had seene with his eyes, and handled with his hands the incorrupt body of the foresaid King and Martyr, a sudden feare came vpon him.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 56 Sin, that first Distemperd all things, and of incorrupt Corrupted. View more context for this quotation
1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads xix. 36 And dropt Ambrosia into his nose, To keep his body incorrupt and sweet.
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the world > matter > condition of matter > state of being undecayed > [adjective] > incapable of decay
incorruptiblea1340
imputrible1430
incorrupt?1520
undecayable1534
unappairable1574
corruptless1606
imputrescible1656
undecomposable1807
unspoilable1836
non-perishable1864
undecomposible1866
?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth Prol. f. 4 The mynde and soule beynge incorrupt, eternall,..ruleth and weldeth al thynges.
2.
a. Not debased or perverted; pure, sound.
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society > morality > virtue > purity > [adjective]
cleanlyc888
unwemmedc950
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lightOE
whiteOE
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undefouled13..
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amiantal1674
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unpolluted1732
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > free from violation or corruption
inviolate1412
incontaminate1508
unperverted?1542
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incorrupt1550
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incorrupted1590
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untampered1682
undreggy1720
unworn1759
unbastardized1769
unempoisoned1791
undesecrated1865
1550 T. Cranmer Def. Sacrament f. 116v The first churche of the Apostles..was moste pure and incorrupte.
1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 62v That he be..brought vp in such a place as is incorrupt both for ye aire & manners.
1659 J. Milton Considerations touching Hirelings 107 The incorruptest councel of those Waldenses, or first reformers.
b. Of the text of books, languages, etc.: Unaffected by error or corruption.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary and textual criticism > textual criticism > version of text > [adjective] > altered by copyist or printer > erroneously > not
uncorrupt1596
incorrupt1624
immaculate1684
1624 W. Bedell Copies Certaine Lett. vi. 99 The quotations..are taken, ad verbum, out of those bookes which are incorrupt.
1676 tr. G. Guillet de Saint-Georges Acct. Voy. Athens 149 Their Language at Athens is the most pure and incorrupt of all the Cities in Greece.
1873 H. Rogers Superhuman Origin Bible (1875) vii. 260 To preserve the text incorrupt.
3. Morally uncorrupted; pure in life; esp. faithful and upright in the discharge of duty, not to be bribed or led into wrongdoing.
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1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel (vii.) f. 117 Ye most iuste and incorrupt iuge.
1660 J. Milton Readie Way Free Commonw. 13 Such a king, who..may have no vitious favorite, may hearken only to the wisest and incorruptest of his Parlament.
a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George II (1847) I. 373 We have no succession of incorrupt senators.
1858 A. Polson Law & Lawyers 92 Dr. Parr has observed, that to say of a judge that he was incorrupt was hardly to eulogize him.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
incorruptv.
rare.
transitive. To render incorrupt; to preserve from corruption.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > preserve from injury or destruction [verb (transitive)] > preserve from decay, loss, or destruction
savea1325
servea1375
conservea1413
observe?1440
support1495
powder1530
reserve1555
incorrupt1890
1550 J. Veron Godly Saiyngs sig. C.iiii He that will liue..let hym beleue, let him be incorrupted and quyckened.]
1890 T. De W. Talmage From Manger to Throne 304 That purity which incorrupts the corruptible.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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