- Inviolability
- Inviolability In*vi`o*la*bil"i*ty, n. [L. inviolabilitas: cf. F. inviolabilit['e].] The quality or state of being inviolable; inviolableness. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Inviolability
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inviolability — I noun immunity from assault, impenetrability, impregnability, incorruptibility, indestructibility, inexpugnability, inviolableness, invulnerability, protection, safety, sanctitas, security, security against violence, unassailability associated… … Law dictionary
inviolability — 1793, from INVIOLABLE (Cf. inviolable) + ITY (Cf. ity) … Etymology dictionary
Inviolability — In religion and ethics, inviolability or sanctity of life is a principle of implied protection regarding aspects of sentient life which are said to be holy, sanctified, or otherwise of such value that they are not to be violated. The concept of… … Wikipedia
inviolability — inviolable ► ADJECTIVE ▪ never to be infringed or dishonoured. DERIVATIVES inviolability noun inviolably adverb … English terms dictionary
inviolability — noun see inviolable … New Collegiate Dictionary
inviolability — See inviolable. * * * … Universalium
inviolability — noun The quality or state of being inviolable; inviolableness … Wiktionary
inviolability — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. indestructibility, purity, sanctity; see consecration , holiness 2 , stability 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or condition of being safe from assault, trespass, or violation: sacredness, sac rosanctity,… … English dictionary for students
inviolability — in·vi·o·la·bil·i·ty || ɪn‚vaɪəlÉ™ bɪlÉ™tɪ n. quality of being inviolable, incorruptibility, quality of being impossible to violate, invulnerability; sacredness, quality of being safe from desecration … English contemporary dictionary
inviolability — n. Inviolableness … New dictionary of synonyms
