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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
inviolable \invi"olable\, 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.
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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.
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their almighty maker first ordained
and bound them with inviolable bands. --spenser.
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and keep our faiths firm and inviolable. --shak.
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see also:
inviolate
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
inviolable
adj 1: that cannot be transgressed or dishonored; "the person of
the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath" ant: violable
2: able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress";
"fortifications that made the frontier inviolable" syn: impregnable,
secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable
3: must be kept sacred syn: inviolate, sacrosanct
4: not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible
human rights" syn: absolute, infrangible
see also:
violable impregnable secure strong unassailable unattackable
inviolate sacrosanct absolute infrangible
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
60 moby thesaurus words for "inviolable":
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
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