🧑‍⚕️ Not decayed ⚖️ Morally honest

incorrupt

1 9.9

A body that does not decay after death

adjective
/ˌɪn.kəˈrʌpt/

: incorrupto

Visitors come from far and wide to view the incorrupt remains of the ancient leader, who was buried with honor.
incorrupt body

Examples

And of hagiography, it was the weirder, more ghoulish, and miraculous saints that I preferred: the virgin martyrs, the cross-dressers, the cephalophores, the incorrupt bodies.

Fiction book (2002)
The museum displayed the incorrupt body of the saint, preserved for centuries in pristine condition.
Archaeologists discovered an incorrupt body in the tomb, offering insight into the burial practices of that era.

Synonyms

imperishable

vsincorrupt

2 7.3

Not able to be destroyed and lasting forever

is used for physical remains after death rather than eternal lastingness

uncorrupted

vsincorrupt

1 5.7

Still in its original good condition

is specific to physical remains after death rather than general unspoiled things

undecomposed

vsincorrupt

6.7

Not rotted or broken down and remaining as it was

is used especially for bodies remaining intact after death rather than objects

uncorrupt

vsincorrupt

6.0

Not decayed or spoiled, kept in original condition

is focused on bodies kept free from decay after death rather than general purity

imputrescible

vsincorrupt

Archaic

9.9

Cannot rot or decay

is about being observed not decayed after death rather than absolute incapability

undecaying

vsincorrupt

7.2

Stays whole and does not rot over time

is used for bodies that remain intact after death rather than eternal nondecay

unmortified

vsincorrupt

Specialized

9.8

Tissue that has not died or rotted

is about postmortem bodies staying not decayed rather than living tissue health

incorrupted

vsincorrupt

Literature

9.9

Not spoiled and still pure in body or mind

is about physical bodies remaining not decayed after death rather than moral purity

Antonyms

decayed

1 3.9

Something like wood, teeth, or food that is soft and broken because it has rotted

corrupted

5.1

Dishonest and morally ruined because of wrong actions

How Preserved

incorrupt

1 9.9

well-preserved

4 4.1

preserved

3.0

decayed

1 3.9

Surface Forms

incorrupt positive

Morphology

incorrupt = corrupt (semi-transparent) = in + corrupt

The negative prefix 'in-' is clear, but the 'not decayed' sense relies on a less familiar physical sense of 'corrupt' that learners may not know.

Etymology

Incorrupt is made of in- 'not' and corrupt 'spoil' or 'rot'. So it literally means 'not rotted', which is why people use it for a body or thing that has not decayed.