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incorruption

incorruption

1 9.9
Being honest and not taking bribes
  • noun
  • /ˌɪn.kəˈrʌp.ʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : incorrupción
  • Her reputation for incorruption made her a respected figure in the community.

Examples

  • The leader's incorruption inspired trust and honesty among his followers.

  • And rise in incorruption, glory, power.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I think it's time for this world to rid itself of corruption and put on incorruption.

    Blog text (33)
  • For we have come into incorruption through his salvation to our kingdom forever. Amen.

    Blog text (26)
  • When the Bride of Christ is saved, corruptible puts on incorruption.

    Blog text (6)
  • We can also reasonably assume that Moulsworth herself expected to "rise in incorruption, glory, power," just as her savior did.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • 1 Corinthians 15:42 says of "the resurrection of the dead" that "It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption."

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The body is sown in corruption, and is raised in incorruption" (1 Corinthians 15:42).

    Fiction book (1996)
  • In a world full of challenges, he maintained his incorruption by always doing the right thing.

Synonyms

integrity
vsincorruption
447 4.3

Being honest and doing what is right

emphasizes being free from corruption specifically rather than broad moral character
incorruptibility
vsincorruption
  • Formal
1 9.1

Being honest and refusing bribes

is about being free from corruption without claiming absolute incapacity
incorruptness
vsincorruption
  • Formal
9.9

The quality of being honest and refusing bribes

focuses more on being free from corruption in general rather than bribery resistance

Antonyms

46 3.2

Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing

36 4.6

A situation where people lose moral principles and act badly

How Honest

incorruption
  • Formal
1 9.9
probity
  • Formal
3 9.1
integrity
447 4.3
honesty
365 1.0

Surface Forms

incorruption singular
incorruptions plural

Morphology

incorruption = corruption (transparent) = in + corrupt + ion

The meaning is directly understood as the opposite or absence of 'corruption'.

Etymology

Incorruption begins with in- meaning 'not', and the second part comes from corrupt which originally meant 'to spoil' or 'break'. So incorruption is the state of not being spoiled or broken — in other words 'honesty' and being free from 'corruption'.