'Inviolable' definitions:
Definition of 'inviolable'
From: WordNet
adjective
Incapable of being transgressed or dishonored; "the person of the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath" [ant: violable]
adjective
Immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection" [syn: impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable]
adjective
Must be kept sacred [syn: inviolable, inviolate, sacrosanct]
adjective
Not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights" [syn: absolute, infrangible, inviolable]
Definition of 'Inviolable'
From: GCIDE
- Inviolable \In*vi"o*la*ble\, a. [L. inviolabilis: cf. F. inviolable. See Inviolate, a.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- He tried a third, a tough, well-chosen spear, The inviolable body stood sincere. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Unviolated; uninjured; undefiled; uncorrupted. [1913 Webster]
- For thou, be sure, shalt give account To him who sent us, whose charge is to keep This place inviolable, and these from harm. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Not capable of being broken or violated; as, an inviolable covenant, agreement, promise, or vow. [1913 Webster]
- Their almighty Maker first ordained And bound them with inviolable bands. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- And keep our faiths firm and inviolable. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inviolable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- awesome,
- awful,
- blessed,
- chaste,
- consecrated,
- dependable,
- divine,
- faithworthy,
- hallowed,
- heavenly,
- holy,
- impenetrable,
- impregnable,
- incontestable,
- incorruptible,
- indomitable,
- ineffable,
- inenarrable,
- inexpressible,
- inexpugnable,
- insuperable,
- invincible,
- inviolate,
- invulnerable,
- irresistible,
- numinous,
- overpowering,
- overwhelming,
- proven,
- pure,
- reliable,
- religious,
- resistless,
- responsible,
- sacred,
- sacrosanct,
- spiritual,
- straight,
- sure,
- tested,
- to be trusted,
- tried,
- tried and true,
- true,
- trustable,
- trustworthy,
- trusty,
- unassailable,
- unbeatable,
- unconquerable,
- unfalse,
- unperfidious,
- unspeakable,
- unsubduable,
- unsurmountable,
- untouchable,
- untreacherous,
- unutterable,
- unyielding,
- venerable