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. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin inviol  bilis : in-, not; see in-1 + violre, to violate; see violate.]in·vi  o·la·bili·ty, in·vio·la·ble·ness n.in·vi o·la·bly adv. |
inviolable [ɪnˈvaɪələbəl]
adj
that must not or cannot be transgressed, dishonoured, or broken; to be kept sacred an inviolable oath
inviolability , inviolableness n
inviolably adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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"invulnerable - immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs" | |
| 3. | inviolable - must be kept sacred 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" inalienable, unalienable - incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" |
inviolable
adjective sacrosanct, sacred, hallowed, holy, inalienable, unalterable The game had a single inviolable rule
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inviolable
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