inviolable

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Derived terms 1.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin inviolabilis.

[edit] Adjective

inviolable (comparative more inviolable, superlative most inviolable)

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

[edit] Synonyms

• durable
• holy
• invincible
• sacred
• sacrosanct
• unassailable
• unbreakable

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: onschendbaar nl(nl)
• Finnish: loukkaamaton, koskematon
• Macedonian: неповредлив mk(mk) (nepóvredliv)

[edit] Derived terms

• inviolability
• inviolableness
• inviolably

[edit] References

• inviolable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• inviolable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913