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The definition of inviolable is something that has to be kept sacred, or that is unable to be broken or dishonored.

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A solemn vow of love by a true gentlemen who never disappoints is an example of an inviolable vow.

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adjective

not to be violated; not to be profaned or injured; sacred: an inviolable promise
that cannot be violated; indestructible: the inviolable heavens

Origin: MFr < L inviolabilis

Related Forms:

inviolability noun
inviolably adverb

See inviolable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Secure from violation or profanation: an inviolable reliquary deep beneath the altar.
Impregnable to assault or trespass; invincible: fortifications that made the frontier inviolable.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin inviolābilis

Origin: : in-, not; see in-¹

Origin: + violāre, to violate; see violate

Related Forms:

in·viˌo·la·bilˈi·ty, in·viˈo·la·ble·ness noun

in·viˈo·la·bly adverb

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