[syn: absolute, infrangible, inviolable]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Inviolable \In*vi"o*la*ble\, a. [L. inviolabilis: cf. F.
inviolable. See Inviolate, a.]
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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.
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He tried a third, a tough, well-chosen spear,
The inviolable body stood sincere. --Dryden.
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2. Unviolated; uninjured; undefiled; uncorrupted.
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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.
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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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
inviolable
adj 1: incapable of being transgressed or dishonored; "the
person of the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath"
[ant: violable]
2: 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]
3: must be kept sacred [syn: inviolable, inviolate,
sacrosanct]
4: not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible
human rights" [syn: absolute, infrangible, inviolable]