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English Dictionary: inviolable	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for inviolable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inviolable adj incapable of being transgressed or dishonored; "the person of the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath" Antonym(s): violable immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection" Synonym(s): impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable must be kept sacred Synonym(s): inviolable, inviolate, sacrosanct not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights" Synonym(s): absolute, infrangible, inviolable
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inviolable \Invi"olable\, a. [L. inviolabilis: cf. F. inviolable. See {Inviolate}, a.] 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 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 inviolable, and these from harm. --Milton. 3. Not capable of being broken or violated; as, an inviolable covenant, agreement, promise, or vow. Their almighty Maker first ordained And bound them with inviolable bands. --Spenser. And keep our faiths firm and inviolable. --Shak.