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1. (adj.) inviolable
prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration:
an inviolable sanctuary.
2. inviolable
incapable of being violated; unassailable.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L)
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1. (adj) inviolable
incapable of being transgressed or dishonored
"the person of the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath"
2. (adj) impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
"an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection"
3. (adj) inviolable, inviolate, sacrosanct
must be kept sacred
4. (adj) absolute, infrangible, inviolable
not capable of being violated or infringed
"infrangible human rights"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) inviolable
not violable; not susceptible of hurt, wound, or harm (used with respect to either physical or moral damage); not susceptible of being profaned or corrupted; sacred; holy; as, inviolable honor or chastity; an inviolable shrine
2. (adj) inviolable
unviolated; uninjured; undefiled; uncorrupted
3. (adj) inviolable
not capable of being broken or violated; as, an inviolable covenant, agreement, promise, or vow
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