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Meaning of 'inviolable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inviolable [ a.]
- 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.
- Unviolated; uninjured; undefiled; uncorrupted.
- Not capable of being broken or violated; as, an inviolable covenant, agreement, promise, or vow.

Meaning of 'inviolable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inviolable [ a]
Meaning (1):
- incapable of being transgressed or dishonored
Example in sentence:
  • an inviolable oath;
  • the person of the king is inviolable
2 . inviolable [ s]
Meaning (2):
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
Example in sentence:
  • a secure telephone connection;
  • an impregnable fortress;
  • fortifications that made the frontier inviolable
Meaning (3):
- not capable of being violated or infringed
Example in sentence:
  • infrangible human rights

Nearby Words:

invade invaded invader invading invaginate invaginated invagination invalescence invaletudinary invalid

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