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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inviolable \In*vi"o*la*ble\, a. [L. inviolabilis: cf F. inviolable. See {Inviolate}, a.] 1. 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. He tried a third a tough, well-chosen spear, The inviolable body stood sincere. --Dryden. 2. Unviolated; uninjured; undefiled; uncorrupted. For thou, be sure shalt give account To him who sent us whose charge is to keep This place inviolable, and these from harm. --Milton. 3. Not capable of being broken or violated; as an inviolable covenant, agreement, promise, or vow. Their almighty Maker first ordained And bound them with inviolable bands. --Spenser. And keep our faiths firm and inviolable. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inviolable adj 1: that cannot be transgressed or dishonored; "the person of the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath" [ant: {violable}] 2: able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable" [syn: {impregnable}, {secure}, {strong}, {unassailable}, {unattackable}] 3: must be kept sacred [syn: {inviolate}, {sacrosanct}] 4: not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights" [syn: {absolute}, {infrangible}]
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