Inviolate

Inviolate
Inviolate In*vi"o*late, Inviolated In*vi"o*la`ted, a. [L. inviolatus. See {In-} not, and {Violate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not violated; uninjured; unhurt; unbroken. [1913 Webster]

His fortune of arms was still inviolate. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

2. Not corrupted, defiled, or profaned; chaste; pure. ``Inviolate truth.'' --Denham. [1913 Webster]

There chaste Alceste lives inviolate. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]


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  • inviolate — I adjective complete, consecrated, free from desecration, free from impairment, hallowed, intact, intactus, integer, inviolatus, pure, sacred, sanctified, scatheless, secure, sound, spotless, stainless, unaffected by injury, unaltered,… …   Law dictionary

  • inviolate — (adj.) unbroken, intact, early 15c., from L. inviolatus “unhurt,” from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + violatus (see VIOLATION (Cf. violation)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • inviolate — sacrosanct, *sacred, inviolable Antonyms: violated Contrasted words: profaned, desecrated (see corresponding nouns at PROFANATION): polluted, defiled (see CONTAMINATE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • inviolate — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ free from injury or violation. ORIGIN from Latin in not + violare violate …   English terms dictionary

  • inviolate — [in vī′ə lit, in vī′əlāt΄] adj. [ME < L inviolatus: see IN 2 & VIOLATE] not violated; kept sacred or unbroken inviolacy [in vī′ələ sē] n. inviolateness inviolately adv …   English World dictionary

  • inviolate — [[t]ɪnva͟ɪ͟ələt[/t]] ADJ If something is inviolate, it has not been or cannot be harmed or affected by anything. [FORMAL] We believed our love was inviolate. ...their retreat into an inviolate private domain …   English dictionary

  • inviolate — in|vi|o|late [ınˈvaıəlıt] adj formal something that is inviolate cannot be attacked, changed, or destroyed …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • inviolate — in|vi|o|late [ ın vaıələt ] adjective FORMAL something that is inviolate cannot be attacked or harmed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • inviolate — adjective formal something that is inviolate cannot be attacked, changed, or destroyed …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • inviolate — adjective the insignia of the Red Cross was regarded as virtually inviolate Syn: untouchable, inviolable, safe from harm; untouched, undamaged, unhurt, unharmed, unscathed; unspoiled, unflawed, unsullied, unstained, undefiled, unprofaned, perfect …   Thesaurus of popular words

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