inviolable

[ in-vahy-uh-luh-buhl ]

/ ɪnˈvaɪ ə lə bəl /

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adjective

prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration: an inviolable sanctuary;an inviolable promise.

incapable of being violated; impregnable; unassailable: inviolable secrecy.

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Origin of inviolable

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin inviolābilis; see in-³, violable

OTHER WORDS FROM inviolable

in·vi·o·la·bil·i·ty [in-vahy-uh-luh-bil-i-tee] /ɪnˌvaɪ ə ləˈbɪl ɪ ti/ Rare, in·vi·o·la·ble·ness, nounin·vi·o·la·bly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH inviolable

inviolable , inviolate

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How to use inviolable in a sentence

Reagan had his Teflon; Romney has his inviolably immaculate white shirts.
Trump Endorsed Romney Because It Was Like Calling to Like|Lee Siegel|February 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But Norris is so inviolably the real thing that even his mind-boggling thespian stiffness works as a badge of pride.
Chuck Norris Turns 70|Sean Macaulay|December 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Finally, Lindsay was to assure Clement that James was resolved to observe two obligations inviolably.
What Gunpowder Plot Was|Samuel Rawson Gardiner
Is there a polity better ordered, the offices better distributed, and more inviolably observed and maintained, than that of bees?
The Essays of Montaigne, Complete|Michel de Montaigne

I inquired whether their house was inviolably sacred, whether it owed no subjection to the laws?
Letters of John Calvin, Volume II (of 4)|Jules Bonnet
Lay down a method for everything, and stick to it inviolably, as far as unexpected incidents may allow.
The Chautauquan, Vol. III, December 1882|The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle
He staid in private to observe your actions: Build upon't, madam, he is inviolably yours.
Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18)|John Dryden

British Dictionary definitions for inviolable

inviolable

/ (ɪnˈvaɪələbəl) /

adjective

that must not or cannot be transgressed, dishonoured, or broken; to be kept sacredan inviolable oath

Derived forms of inviolable

inviolability or inviolableness, nouninviolably, adverb

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