Definition of corruption

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Corruption (n.) The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery..

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Sanctify :: Sanctify (v. t.) To make free from sin; to cleanse from moral corruption and pollution; to purify.
Cathay :: Cathay (n.) China; -- an old name for the Celestial Empire, said have been introduced by Marco Polo and to be a corruption of the Tartar name for North China (Khitai, the country of the Khitans.).
Otter :: Otter (n.) A corruption of Annotto.
Cacotechny :: Cacotechny (n.) A corruption or corrupt state of art.
Harlock :: Harlock (n.) Probably a corruption either of charlock or hardock.
Stut :: Sturtion (n.) A corruption of Nasturtion.
Incorrupt :: Incorrupt (a.) Not affected with corruption or decay; unimpaired; not marred or spoiled.
Dissolution :: Dissolution (n.) Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness.
Ods :: Ods (interj.) A corruption of God's; -- formerly used in oaths and ejaculatory phrases.
A :: A () A barbarous corruption of have, of he, and sometimes of it and of they..
Prithee :: Prithee (interj.) A corruption of pray thee; as, I prithee; generally used without I..
Filthiness :: Filthiness (n.) That which is filthy, or makes filthy; foulness; nastiness; corruption; pollution; impurity..
Corruptly :: Corruptly (adv.) In a corrupt manner; by means of corruption or corrupting influences; wrongfully.
Incorruptibility :: Incorruptibility (n.) The quality of being incorruptible; incapability of corruption.
Escheat :: Escheat (n.) The falling back or reversion of lands, by some casualty or accident, to the lord of the fee, in consequence of the extinction of the blood of the tenant, which may happen by his dying without heirs, and formerly might happen by corruption of blood, that is, by reason of a felony or attainder..
Adulteration :: Adulteration (n.) The act of adulterating; corruption, or debasement (esp. of food or drink) by foreign mixture..
Swanimote :: Swan-hopping (n.) A corruption of Swan-upping.
Corruptionist :: Corruptionist (n.) One who corrupts, or who upholds corruption..
World :: World (n.) The earth and its affairs as distinguished from heaven; concerns of this life as distinguished from those of the life to come; the present existence and its interests; hence, secular affairs; engrossment or absorption in the affairs of this life; worldly corruption; the ungodly or wicked part of mankind..
Symptomatic :: Symptom (n.) A sign or token; that which indicates the existence of something else; as, corruption in elections is a symptom of the decay of public virtue..
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