Incorruption

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Incorruption \In`cor*rup"tion\, n. [L. incorruptio: cf. F.
     incorruption. See {In-} not, and {Corruption}.]
     The condition or quality of being incorrupt or incorruptible;
     absence of, or exemption from, corruption.
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           It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption.
                                                    --1 Cor. xv.
                                                    42.
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           The same preservation, or, rather, incorruption, we
           have observed in the flesh of turkeys, capons, etc.
                                                    --Sir T.
                                                    Browne.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  incorruption
       n : characterized by integrity or probity [syn: {incorruptness}]
           [ant: {corruptness}]