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inviolable
in·vi·o·la·ble I0216800 (ĭn-vī′ə-lə-bəl)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 inviolābilis : in-, not; see in-1 + violāre, to violate; see violate.] in·vi′o·la·bil′i·ty, in·vi′o·la·ble·ness n.in·vi′o·la·bly adv.inviolable (ɪnˈvaɪələbəl) adjthat must not or cannot be transgressed, dishonoured, or broken; to be kept sacred: an inviolable oath. inˌviolaˈbility, inˈviolableness n inˈviolably advin•vi•o•la•ble (ɪnˈvaɪ ə lə bəl) adj. 1. prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration: an inviolable sanctuary. 2. incapable of being violated; unassailable. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin] in•vi`o•la•bil′i•ty, n. in•vi′o•la•bly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 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, stronginvulnerable - immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs" | | 3. | inviolable - must be kept sacredsacrosanct, inviolatesacred - 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, absoluteinalienable, unalienable - incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" |
inviolableadjective sacrosanct, sacred, hallowed, holy, inalienable, unalterable The game had a single inviolable ruleinviolableadjectiveProtected from violation or abuse by custom, law, or feelings of reverence:sacred, sacrosanct.TranslationsLegalSeeInviolabilityinviolable
Synonyms for inviolableadj sacrosanctSynonyms- sacrosanct
- sacred
- hallowed
- holy
- inalienable
- unalterable
Synonyms for inviolableadj protected from violation or abuse by custom, law, or feelings of reverenceSynonymsSynonyms for inviolableadj incapable of being transgressed or dishonoredAntonymsadj immune to attackSynonyms- impregnable
- unassailable
- unattackable
- secure
- strong
Related Wordsadj must be kept sacredSynonymsRelated Wordsadj not capable of being violated or infringedSynonymsRelated Words |