uncorruptnessn.
The quality of being uncorrupt; incorruptness.
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cleannessc890
unwemmednessc1175
purity?c1225
shireness?c1225
cleanshipc1230
uncorruptionc1384
purenessa1398
undefoulingnessc1400
whitenessc1400
cleanliness1430
immaculation1509
clearness1526
undefiledness1571
uncorruptness1583
unspottedness1598
intemerateness1607
uncorruptedness1611
candour1612
spotlessness1619
immaculateness1641
candidness1654
unblemishedness1656
intemeration1660
unstainedness1685
pearliness1760
taintlessness1811
stainlessness1862
1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie xlviii. 287 Wee must..worshippe him with such vncorruptnesse, as all ydoles bee vtterly cast downe.
1611 Bible (King James) Titus ii. 7 In doctrine shewing vncorruptnesse, gravity, sinceritie. View more context for this quotation
1671 E. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia (ed. 5) i. 194 These are the Principal Judges,..persons for Knowledge, Courage, Uncorruptness, &c., equal..to any other in former Kings Raigns.
c1728 Earl of Ailesbury Mem. (1890) 705 He makes amends by the high stock he hath of zeal, industry and uncorruptness.
1860 S. Wilberforce Addr. Ordination 124 Gravity, sincerity, uncorruptness and habitual soundness of speech.]
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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