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inviolable

adj
/ɪnˈvaɪələbl̩/

Etymology

From Middle French inviolable, from Latin inviolābilis (“untouchable”), from violō (“violate”).

  1. derived from inviolābilis — “untouchable”
  2. derived from inviolable

Definitions

  1. Not violable

    Not violable; not to be infringed.

    • But come, for thou, be ſure, ſhalt give account / To him who ſent us, whoſe charge is to keep / This place inviolable, and therefore theſe from harm.
    • But honeſt men’s words are Stygian oaths, and promiſes inviolable.
    • One more request, and I am lost, / If you its earnest prayer deny ; / It is, that you preserve the most / Inviolable secrecy / As to my plan.

  2. Not susceptible to violence, or of being profaned, corrupted, or dishonoured.

  3. Incapable of being injured or invaded

    Incapable of being injured or invaded; indestructible.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at inviolable. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01inviolable02dishonoured03defiled04impure05defile06desecrate07sanctity08inviolability

A definitional loop anchored at inviolable. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at inviolable

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA