inviolate

[US]/ɪnˈvaɪələt/
[UK]/ɪnˈvaɪələt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not violated; undamaged

Phrases & Collocations

sacred and inviolate

keep inviolate

absolute and inviolate

Real-world Examples

The great inviolate place had an ancient permanence which the sea cannot claim.

Source: Returning Home

I know that her word is inviolate.

Source: Sherlock Holmes 1984 Edition

That, the man sitting as President had then informed Doctor Manette that the prisoner must remain in custody, but should, for his sake, be held inviolate in safe custody.

Source: A Tale of Two Cities (Original Version)

To create souls in men, to create fine happiness and fine despair she must remain deeply proud—proud to be inviolate, proud also to be melting, to be passionate and possessed.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 2)

Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour; stringent are they; inviolate they shall be.

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

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