Inviolable

//ɪnˈvaɪələbl̩// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not violable; not to be infringed.

    "But come, for thou, be ſure, ſhalt give account / To him who ſent us, whoſe charge is to keep / This place inviolable, and therefore theſe from harm."

  2. 2
    Not susceptible to violence, or of being profaned, corrupted, or dishonoured.
  3. 3
    Incapable of being injured or invaded; indestructible.
Adjective
  1. 1
    not capable of being violated or infringed wordnet
  2. 2
    must be kept sacred wordnet
  3. 3
    incapable of being transgressed or dishonored wordnet
  4. 4
    immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with wordnet

Synonyms

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holyinvinciblesacrosanctunassailableabsoluteawesome

Example

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"My room is an inviolable refuge."

Etymology

From Middle French inviolable, from Latin inviolābilis (“untouchable”), from violō (“violate”).

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