Meaning of inviolable in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ɪnˈvaɪələbəl/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    inviolable

    Definitions

    1. able to withstand attack

    Examples

    • « an impregnable fortress »
    • « fortifications that made the frontier inviolable »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. must be kept sacred

    Synonyms

  3. 3. not capable of being violated or infringed

    Examples

    • « infrangible human rights »

    Synonyms

  4. Qualitative Adjective

    inviolable

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from French, or from Latin inviolabilis, from in-‘not’ + violabilis‘able to be violated’ (from the verb violare)

    Definitions

    1. that cannot be transgressed or dishonored

    Examples

    • « the person of the king is inviolable »
    • « an inviolable oath »

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    Antonyms

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