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Webster 1913 Edition
Inviolable
1.
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.He tried a third, a tough, well-chosen spear,
The
The
inviolable
body stood sincere. Dryden.
2.
Unviolated; uninjured; undefiled; uncorrupted.
For thou, be sure, shalt give account
To him who sent us, whose charge is to keep
This place
To him who sent us, whose charge is to keep
This place
inviolable
, and these from harm. Milton.
3.
Not capable of being broken or violated;
as, an
. inviolable
covenant, agreement, promise, or vowTheir almighty Maker first ordained
And bound them with
And bound them with
inviolable
bands. Spenser.
And keep our faiths firm and
inviolable
. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Inviolable
INVI'OLABLE
,Adj.
1.
Not to be profaned; that ought not to be injured, polluted or treated with irreverence; as, a sacred place and sacred things should be considered inviolable.2.
Not to be broken; as an inviolable league, covenant, agreement, contract, vow or promise.3.
Not to be injured or tarnished; as inviolable chastity or honor.4.
Not susceptible of hurt or wound; as inviolable saints.Definition 2024
inviolable
inviolable
English
Adjective
inviolable (comparative more inviolable, superlative most inviolable)
- Not violable; not to be infringed.
- Not susceptible to violence, or of being profaned, corrupted, or dishonoured.
- Incapable of being injured or invaded; indestructible.
Derived terms
Synonyms
- (not violable): unbreakable, unbreachable
- (not susceptible of being profaned): holy, sacred, sacrosanct
- (incapable of being injured or invaded): invincible, unassailable
Antonyms
- (not violable): incompliable (incapable of being complied); violable, breakable (capable of being violated)
- (not susceptible of being profaned): violable
- (incapable of being injured or invaded): invadable
Translations
not violable; not to be infringed
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incapable of being injured or invaded
References
- inviolable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- inviolable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
French
Etymology
From Latin inviolābilis (“untouchable”).
Adjective
inviolable m, f (plural inviolables)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin inviolābilis (“untouchable”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /imbjoˈlable/, [ĩmbjoˈlaβle]
Adjective
inviolable m, f (plural inviolables)