'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'

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Words containing 'Inviolable'