Difference between revisions of "Corruption"

<p> CORRUPTION, n. L. </p> 1. The act of corrupting, or state of being corrupt or putrid the destruction of the natural form of bodies, by the separation of the component parts, or by disorganization, in the process of putrefaction. <p> Thou wilt not suffer thy holy One to see corruption. &nbsp;Psalms 16 . </p> 2. Putrid matter pus. 3. Putrescence a foul state occasioned by putrefaction. 4. [[Depravity]] wickedness perversion or deterioration of moral principles loss of purity or integrity. <p> Having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. &nbsp;2 Peter 1 . </p> <p> Corruption in elections is the great enemy of freedom. </p> 5. Debasement taint or tendency to a worse state. <p> Keep my honor from corruption. </p> 6. [[Impurity]] depravation debasement as a corruption of language. 7. [[Bribery.]] He obtained his suit by corruption. 8. In law, taint impurity of blood, in consequence of an act of attainder of treason or felony, by which a person is disabled to inherit lands from an ancestor, nor can retain those in his possession, nor transmit them by descent to his heirs. <p> Corruption of blood can be removed only by act of parliament. </p>

<p> (prop. some form of שָׁחָה, ''Shachah'''' , διαφθείρω ). This term is used in [[Scripture]] to signify the putrefaction of dead bodies (&nbsp;Psalms 16:10), the blemishes which rendered an animal unfit for sacrifice (&nbsp;Leviticus 22:25), sinful inclinations, habits, and practices, which defile and ruin men (&nbsp;Romans 8:21; &nbsp;2 Peter 2:12; &nbsp;2 Peter 2:19), everlasting ruin (&nbsp;Galatians 6:8), men in their mortal and imperfect state (&nbsp;1 Corinthians 15:42; &nbsp;1 Corinthians 15:50). </p> <p> MOUNT OF CORRUPTION (הִר הִמִּשְׁחַית, Sept. ὄρος τοῦ Μοσχίθ v. r. Μοσθάθ, Vulg. ''Mons Offensionis'' ), a hill in the neighborhood of Jerusalem, where [[Solomon]] had established the worship of the Ammonitish deity Milcom, which [[Josiah]] overthrew (&nbsp;2 Kings 23:13). Tradition assigns the locality of the "Mount of Offence" to the eminence immediately south of the Mount of [[Olives]] (see Barclay, ''City Of The Great King'' , p. 64 sq.; Stanley, ''Palest.'' p. 185, note). (See [[Jerusalem]]). </p>