inviolable

Adjective
Synonyms: impregnablesecurestrongunassailableunattackableinviolatesacrosanctabsoluteinfrangible

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (4)

  1. incapable of being transgressed or dishonored“the person of the king is inviolable”“an inviolable oath”
  2. immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with“an impregnable fortress”“fortifications that made the frontier inviolable”“a secure telephone connection”Synonyms: impregnablesecurestrongunassailableunattackable
  3. must be kept sacredSynonyms: inviolatesacrosanct
  4. not capable of being violated or infringed“infrangible human rights”Synonyms: absoluteinfrangible
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Webster's Dictionary (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]
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