What does incorrupt mean?
Incorrupt means not corrupt, void of moral corruption.
Incorrupt
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
not corrupt, void of moral corruption.
Definitions by Sense
- not corrupt, void of moral corruption
- free from physical decay
Example Sentences
He slighted the plaudits of their theatre, he abhorred their dances and their horse-races, he was abstinent even at a festival, and incorrupt himself, perpetually admonished the dissipated citizens of their impious abandonment of the laws of their country.
The courts of British justice are impartial and incorrupt; they respect not the persons of men; the poor man's lamb is, in their estimation, as sacred as the monarch's crown; with inflexible integrity they adjudge to every man his own.
His, and NATO's, hopes of an incorrupt and credible government has been dealt a blow with the fraud-laden presidential election and Hamid Karzai's political alliances with warlords, war criminals and drug dealers.
His body was found incorrupt in 1063, and placed in a monument on the side of the high altar: and in 1170 it was enshrined in a silver case.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for incorrupt?
Common synonyms include moral, antiseptic, incorruptible, unspoiled.
What is the opposite of incorrupt?
Possible antonyms include corrupt.
How do you use incorrupt in a sentence?
He slighted the plaudits of their theatre, he abhorred their dances and their horse-races, he was abstinent even at a festival, and incorrupt himself, perpetually admonished the dissipated citizens of their impious abandonment of the laws of their country.
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