incorruption

Example Sentences

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What I had seen was the point at which from corruption issues incorruption.

From Time Magazine Archive

We have briefly touched upon these matters as well as the incorruption of his body, that the lofty nature of the man may be better known to our readers.

From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert

The Jewish high priests wore a linen garment of the purest byssus—which was a symbol of firmness, incorruption, and of the clearest splendour, for fine linen is very difficult to tear.

From Needlework As Art by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess

If Jesus, therefore, rose in this higher body, and appeared to his disciples, it was to lift them above fear of death by showing that this corruptible must put on incorruption.

From Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by Clarke, James Freeman

No, believe it, ye cannot inherit incorruption with flesh and blood, which ye were born with.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh