inviolate

[in-vahy-uh-lit, -leyt]

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR inviolate ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage.

undisturbed; untouched.

unbroken.

not infringed.

Origin of inviolate

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inviolātus unhurt, inviolable. See in-³, violate

Related formsin·vi·o·la·cy

[in-vahy-uh-luh-see] /ɪnˈvaɪ ə lə si/, in·vi·o·late·ness, nounin·vi·o·late·ly, adverb

Can be confusedinviolable inviolate

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for inviolate

good, decent, honest, clean, fresh, true, sacrosanct, safe, mature, sound, solid, mint, blameless, celibate, continent, exemplary, guileless, immaculate, inculpable, innocent

British Dictionary definitions for inviolate

inviolate

adjective

free from violation, injury, disturbance, etc

a less common word for inviolable

Derived Formsinviolacy or inviolateness, nouninviolately, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for inviolate

adj.

"unbroken, intact," early 15c., from Latin inviolatus "unhurt," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + violatus (see violation).