incorruptible

== English == === Alternative forms === incorruptable, uncorruptible, uncorruptable === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French incorruptible, from Latin incorruptibilis. By surface analysis, in- +‎ corruptible. === Adjective === incorruptible (comparative more incorruptible, superlative most incorruptible) Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright. Synonym: unbribable Antonym: corruptible Not subject to corruption or decay. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === incorruptible (plural incorruptibles) (Christianity) A person whose body does not decompose after death, a sign of holiness. (historical) One of an ancient religious sect of Alexandria, whose adherents believed that the body of Christ was incorruptible, and that he suffered hunger, thirst, and pain only in appearance. ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin incorruptibilis. By surface analysis, in- +‎ corruptible. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.kɔ.ʁyp.tibl/ === Adjective === incorruptible (plural incorruptibles) incorruptible ==== Derived terms ==== incorruptibilité === Further reading === “incorruptible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Late Latin incorruptibĭlis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inkorubˈtible/ [ĩŋ.ko.ruβ̞ˈt̪i.β̞le] Rhymes: -ible Syllabification: in‧co‧rrup‧ti‧ble === Adjective === incorruptible m or f (masculine and feminine plural incorruptibles) incorruptible Antonym: corruptible ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “incorruptible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025