Inviolate

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not violated; free from violation or hurt of any kind; secure against violation or impairment.

    "His fortune of arms was still inviolate."

  2. 2
    Incorruptible.

    "inviolate truth"

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken wordnet
  2. 2
    must be kept sacred wordnet

Synonyms

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sacrosanctuninjuredabidingadamantineawesomeawful

Example

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""Ye powers inviolate, ever-burning lights! / Ye ruthless swords and altars, which I fled, / Ye sacred fillets, that adorned my head!""

Etymology

From Middle English inviolat, inviolate, from Latin inviolātus. By surface analysis, in- (“not”) + violate (adjective).

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