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Etymology edit

unverweslich +‎ -keit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌveːslɪçkaɪ̯t/
  • Hyphenation: Un‧ver‧wes‧lich‧keit

Noun edit

Unverweslichkeit f (genitive Unverweslichkeit, no plural)

  1. incorruption, incorruptibility
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, 1 Corinthians 15:53 (with KJV translation)
      Denn dies Verwesliche muß anziehen die Unverweslichkeit, und dies Sterbliche muß anziehen die Unsterblichkeit.
      For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

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