inviolate

adj
/ɪnˈvaɪ.ə.lət/UK

Etymology

From Middle English inviolat, inviolate, from Latin inviolātus. By surface analysis, in- (“not”) + violate (adjective).

  1. derived from inviolātus
  2. inherited from inviolat,inviolate

Definitions

  1. Not violated

    Not violated; free from violation or hurt of any kind; secure against violation or impairment.

    • His fortune of arms was still inviolate.
  2. Incorruptible.

    • inviolate truth
    • There chaste Alceste lives inviolate.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for inviolate. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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