incorruptibles
Those beyond bribing
The incorruptibles are people who cannot be bribed or morally compromised—officials, judges, or leaders whose integrity remains intact despite temptation or pressure: The mayor surrounded himself with incorruptibles.
In Catholic tradition, the Incorruptibles are saints whose bodies allegedly resist decay after death, taken as a sign of holiness.
Free from deception
- honorableHaving high moral standards
- principledHaving strong moral beliefs
- ethicalConforming to moral principles
- uprightVertical or morally sound
scrupulous · conscientious · unpurchasable · unbought · impartial · disinterested · unswayed · untouchable
Truthfulness, sincerity
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- moralityRight and wrong principles
uprightness · rectitude · probity · trustworthiness · accountability · transparency · conscience · honor
Abstaining from sexual activity
- virtuousMorally excellent, principled
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
- untaintedFree from contamination
- pristinePure and untouched
unsullied · innocent · wholesome · angelic · saintly · unblemished · undefiled · spotless
Fixed in purpose
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- firmSolid or resolute
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
- dedicatedWholly committed to something
constant · staunch · unyielding · unflinching · tenacious · persevering · determined · unshakable
honest
Free from deception
- honorableHaving high moral standards
- principledHaving strong moral beliefs
- ethicalConforming to moral principles
upright · scrupulous · conscientious · unpurchasable · unbought · impartial · disinterested · unswayed · untouchable · straight
honesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
morality · uprightness · rectitude · probity · trustworthiness · accountability · transparency · conscience · honor · righteousness
chaste
Abstaining from sexual activity
- virtuousMorally excellent, principled
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
- untaintedFree from contamination
pristine · unsullied · innocent · wholesome · angelic · saintly · unblemished · undefiled · spotless · uncontaminated
resolute
Fixed in purpose
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- firmSolid or resolute
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
dedicated · constant · staunch · unyielding · unflinching · tenacious · persevering · determined · unshakable · fortitude
- Catholic Miraclesapparitions, Fatima, Lourdes, stigmata, weeping statues
- Christian LegendsHoly Grail, True Cross, Shroud of Turin, Spear of Destiny, stigmata
- sacred legendsmiracle stories, hagiography, medieval legend, miraculous healings, miraculous cures
- Spanish CatholicismCatholic Monarchs, Reconquista, Torquemada, penitentes, Isabella
- Christian loreAdam, Eve, Adam and Eve, Noah, Satan
- SaintsSaint Patrick, Saint Nicholas, Saint Valentine, Saint George, Saint Peter
incorruptiblescrooks
Criminals or hooked staffs
grafters · sellouts · grifters · corrupt officials · on the take
incorruptiblesvillains
Evil characters in narratives
scoundrels · rogues · bad actors · malefactors · blackguards
incorruptiblesturncoats
Those who betray loyalties
betrayers · double-dealers · backstabbers · opportunists · fair-weather friends