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- DictionaryIn·vi·o·late/inˈvīələt/
adjective
- 1. free or safe from injury or violation: "an international memorial which must remain inviolate"
The meaning of INVIOLATE is not violated or profaned; especially : pure. How to use inviolate in a sentence.
Inviolate definition: free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage.. See examples of INVIOLATE used in a sentence.
So inviolate describes something so sacred or pure that it must not be violated. It can be used to describe fundamental principles or rights, such as the inviolate right of free speech, but it can also describe things that must be kept safe and pure.
safe. unassailed. unbruised. unthreatening. untouchable. well kept. See more results » (Definition of inviolate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of inviolate. inviolate.
(that must be) not harmed or damaged: For centuries the tomb lay inviolate until, by chance, it was discovered by two miners. Synonym. sacrosanct. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Safe and secure. airworthiness. as safe as houses idiom. biosafety. bite. clear of something. harmlessness. have/lead a sheltered life idiom.
1. free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage. 2. undisturbed. 3. unbroken. 4. not infringed. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inviolātus unhurt, inviolable] in•vi•o•la•cy (ɪnˈvaɪ ə lə si) in•vi′o•late•ness, n. in•vi′o•late•ly, adv.
1. free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage. 2. undisturbed; untouched. 3. unbroken. 4. not infringed.
that has been, or must be, respected and cannot be attacked or destroyed. Their privacy remained inviolate. Definition of inviolate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Inviolate definition: Not violated or profaned; intact.
Definition of inviolate adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
