inviolable
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvaɪələbl̩/
adj
Etymology: From Middle French inviolable, from Latin inviolābilis (“untouchable”), from violō (“violate”).
- 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.”
“But honeſt men’s words are Stygian oaths, and promiſes inviolable.”
- Not susceptible to violence, or of being profaned, corrupted, or dishonoured.
- Incapable of being injured or invaded; indestructible.