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Definitions for inviolable
ɪnˈvaɪ ə lə bəlin·vi·o·lable

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. inviolableadjective

    incapable of being transgressed or dishonored

    "the person of the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath"

  2. impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackableadjective

    immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

    "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection"

  3. inviolable, inviolate, sacrosanctadjective

    must be kept sacred

  4. absolute, infrangible, inviolableadjective

    not capable of being violated or infringed

    "infrangible human rights"

Wiktionary

  1. inviolableadjective

    Not violable; not susceptible of violence, or of being profaned or corrupted; incapable of being injured; not to be infringed or dishonoured.

  2. Etymology: From inviolabilis.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. INVIOLABLEadjective

    Etymology: inviolable, French; inviolabilis, Latin.

    Thou, be sure, shalt give account
    To him who sent us, whose charge is to keep
    This place inviolable, and these from harm. John Milton, Par. Lost.

    In vain did nature's wise command
    Divide the waters from the land,
    If daring ships, and men prophane,
    Invade the inviolable main;
    Th' eternal fences overleap,
    And pass at will the boundless deep. Dryden.

    Ye lamps of heav'n! he said, and lifted high
    His hands, now free; thou venerable sky!
    Inviolable pow'rs! ador'd with dread,
    Be all of you adjur'd. John Dryden, Æn.

    This birthright, when our author pleases, must and must not be sacred and inviolable. John Locke.

    The prophet David thinks, that the very meeting of men together, and their accompanying one another to the house of God, should make the bond of their love insoluble, and tie them in a league of inviolable amity. Richard Hooker.

    See, see, they join, embrace, and seem to kiss,
    As if they vow'd some league inviolable. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

    Th' inviolable saints
    In cubick phalanx firm advanc'd intire. John Milton.

Wikipedia

  1. inviolable

    In religion and ethics, the inviolability of life, or sanctity of life, is a principle of implied protection regarding aspects of sentient life that are said to be holy, sacred, or otherwise of such value that they are not to be violated. This can be applied to humans, animals or micro-organisms; for instance, in religions that practice Ahimsa, both are seen as holy and worthy of life.

ChatGPT

  1. inviolable

    Inviolable refers to something that must not or cannot be violated, infringed, or broken. It often refers to rules, principles, rights, or places being treated with profound respect and not being dishonored, desecrated, or harmed in any way.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Inviolableadjective

    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. Inviolableadjective

    unviolated; uninjured; undefiled; uncorrupted

  3. Inviolableadjective

    not capable of being broken or violated; as, an inviolable covenant, agreement, promise, or vow

  4. Etymology: [L. inviolabilis: cf. F. inviolable. See Inviolate, a.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Inviolable

    in-vī′ōl-a-bl, adj. that cannot be profaned: that cannot be injured.—ns. Inviolabil′ity, Invī′olableness, the quality of being inviolable.—adv. Invī′olably.—adjs. Invī′olāte, -d, not violated: unprofaned: uninjured.—adv. Invī′olātely, without violation.—n. Invī′olāteness, the quality of being inviolate.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of inviolable in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of inviolable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of inviolable in a Sentence

  1. Thomas Mann:

    The only religious way to think of death is as a part and parcel of life to regard it, with the understanding and the emotions, as the inviolable condition of life.

  2. Michalis Chrisochoidis:

    It is our decision... to defend and secure our borders, our borders will remain secure and inviolable. We will not allow uncontrolled and erratic movements and we will not allow any attempt to violate them.

  3. Piotr Naimski:

    Some decisions which seem to have been taken and inviolable are modified with time as the reality changes. This could be the case with MSR. It is a scandal that the date has been moved to 2019 from 2021, it was breaking a compromise.

  4. Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck:

    Religion belongs to the realm that is inviolable before the law of causation and therefore closed to science.

  5. Alexander Hamilton:

    If it be asked, What is the most sacred duty and the greatest source of our security in a Republic? The answer would be, An inviolable respect for the Constitution and Laws.

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