inviolable

in·vi·o·la·ble  (n-v-l-bl)

adj.

1. Secure from violation or profanation: an inviolable reliquary deep beneath the altar.

2. Impregnable to assault or trespass; invincible: fortifications that made the frontier inviolable.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin inviolbilis : in-, not; see in-¹ + violre, to violate; see violate.]

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in·vio·la·bili·ty, in·vio·la·ble·ness n.

in·vio·la·bly adv.

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inviolable

Adjective

that must not be broken or violated: an inviolable oath

inviolability n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	inviolable - incapable of being transgressed or dishonored; "the person of the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath" violable - capable of being violated; "a violable rule"; "a violable contract"
	2.	inviolable - immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection" impregnable, unassailable, unattackable, secure, strong invulnerable - immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs"
	3.	inviolable - must be kept sacred sacrosanct, inviolate sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
	4.	inviolable - not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights" infrangible, absolute inalienable, unalienable - incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights"