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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. inviolableadjective

   incapable of being transgressed or dishonored

   "the person of the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath"

2. impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackableadjective

   immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

   "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection"

3. inviolable, inviolate, sacrosanctadjective

   must be kept sacred

4. absolute, infrangible, inviolableadjective

   not capable of being violated or infringed

   "infrangible human rights"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inviolableadjective

   Not violable; not susceptible of violence, or of being profaned or corrupted; incapable of being injured; not to be infringed or dishonoured.

2. Etymology: From inviolabilis.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. INVIOLABLEadjective

   Etymology: inviolable, French; inviolabilis, Latin.

   1. Not to be profaned; not to be injured.

   Thou, be sure, shalt give account
   To him who sent us, whose charge is to keep
   This place inviolable, and these from harm. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   In vain did nature's wise command
   Divide the waters from the land,
   If daring ships, and men prophane,
   Invade the inviolable main;
   Th' eternal fences overleap,
   And pass at will the boundless deep. Dryden.

   Ye lamps of heav'n! he said, and lifted high
   His hands, now free; thou venerable sky!
   Inviolable pow'rs! ador'd with dread,
   Be all of you adjur'd. John Dryden, Æn.

   This birthright, when our author pleases, must and must not be sacred and inviolable. John Locke.

   2. Not to be broken.

   The prophet David thinks, that the very meeting of men together, and their accompanying one another to the house of God, should make the bond of their love insoluble, and tie them in a league of inviolable amity. Richard Hooker.

   See, see, they join, embrace, and seem to kiss,
   As if they vow'd some league inviolable. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   3. Insusceptible of hurt or wound.

   Th' inviolable saints
   In cubick phalanx firm advanc'd intire. John Milton.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inviolable

   In religion and ethics, the inviolability of life, or sanctity of life, is a principle of implied protection regarding aspects of sentient life that are said to be holy, sacred, or otherwise of such value that they are not to be violated. This can be applied to humans, animals or micro-organisms; for instance, in religions that practice Ahimsa, both are seen as holy and worthy of life.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inviolableadjective

   not violable; not susceptible of hurt, wound, or harm (used with respect to either physical or moral damage); not susceptible of being profaned or corrupted; sacred; holy; as, inviolable honor or chastity; an inviolable shrine

2. Inviolableadjective

   unviolated; uninjured; undefiled; uncorrupted

3. Inviolableadjective

   not capable of being broken or violated; as, an inviolable covenant, agreement, promise, or vow

4. Etymology: [L. inviolabilis: cf. F. inviolable. See Inviolate, a.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inviolable

   in-vī′ōl-a-bl, adj. that cannot be profaned: that cannot be injured.—ns. Inviolabil′ity, Invī′olableness, the quality of being inviolable.—adv. Invī′olably.—adjs. Invī′olāte, -d, not violated: unprofaned: uninjured.—adv. Invī′olātely, without violation.—n. Invī′olāteness, the quality of being inviolate.

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How to say inviolable in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inviolable in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inviolable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of inviolable in a Sentence

1. Thirteen Olympic medalists:

   The fraud of dishonest people should not jeopardize the career of the other innocent fellow athletes and throw a stain on our country's reputation, the right of any athlete who has never violated any of the existing rules to perform at the Olympic Games is inviolable.

2. Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck:

   Religion belongs to the realm that is inviolable before the law of causation and therefore closed to science.

3. Alexander Hamilton:

   If it be asked, What is the most sacred duty and the greatest source of our security in a Republic? The answer would be, An inviolable respect for the Constitution and Laws.

4. Ralf Hoecker:

   It's like gang rape: When one starts, everyone starts coming out of the woodwork and taking part, mr Erdogan is a human being and human dignity is inviolable.

5. Michelle Obama:

   At 6:30 p.m., no matter how busy I am, I leave work to go upstairs and have dinner with my family. That's inviolable. My staff knows that it pretty much takes a national emergency to keep me away from that dinner table.

• لا تنتهك حرمتهArabic
• unantastbar, unverletzlichGerman
• inviolableSpanish
• تعرPersian
• koskematon, loukkaamatonFinnish
• inviolableFrench
• inviolabileItalian
• בלתי-ניתן לפגיעהHebrew
• 侵す, 厳守, 不可侵, 破る, 侵略Japanese
• неповредливMacedonian
• onschendbaarDutch
• inviolávelPortuguese
• inviolabilRomanian
• неприкосновенный, нерушимыйRussian
• אינוויולעיבעלYiddish
• 不可侵犯Chinese