Meaning

3 senses
  1. Not violable; not to be infringed.

    unantastbar, unverletzlich

    неруши́мыйnerušímyj, неприкоснове́нныйneprikosnovénnyj

    непору́шнийneporúšnyj, недоторка́ннийnedotorkánnyj

    not capable of being violated or infringed

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

  3. Incapable of being injured or invaded; indestructible.

    incapable of being transgressed or dishonored

Examples

7 sentences
  1. My room is an inviolable refuge.

    ruМоя комната — это неприкосновенное убежище.

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  2. The guards are sacred and inviolable.

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  3. The national sovereignty is sacred and inviolable.

    deDie nationale Souveränität ist heilig und unantastbar.

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  4. Strict and inviolable gender roles have been fundamental to authoritarian regimes throughout history.

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  5. The freedom of faith, of conscience and of religious and ideological confession are inviolable.

    deDie Freiheit des Glaubens, des Gewissens und die Freiheit des religiösen und weltanschaulichen Bekenntnisses sind unverletzlich.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
not violable; not to be infringed:
Русский
By meaning 1
not violable; not to be infringed:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
not violable; not to be infringed:

Origin

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

From Middle French inviolable, from Latin inviolābilis (“untouchable”), from violō (“violate”). Equivalent to in- + violable. Piecewise doublet of unviolable.

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Forms

more inviolable, most inviolable
Comparativemore inviolable Lesson
Superlativemost inviolable Lesson

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
inviolable — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto