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inviolate
in·vi·o·late I0216900 (ĭn-vī′ə-lĭt)adj. Not violated or profaned; intact: "The great inviolate place had an ancient permanence which the sea cannot claim" (Thomas Hardy). [Middle English, from Latin inviolātus : in-, not; see in-1 + violātus, past participle of violāre, to violate; see violate.] in·vi′o·la·cy (-lə-sē), in·vi′o·late·ness n.in·vi′o·late·ly adv.inviolate (ɪnˈvaɪəlɪt; -ˌleɪt) adj1. free from violation, injury, disturbance, etc2. a less common word for inviolable inˈviolacy, inˈviolateness n inˈviolately advin•vi•o•late (ɪnˈvaɪ ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt) adj. 1. free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage. 2. undisturbed. 3. unbroken. 4. not infringed. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inviolātus unhurt, inviolable] in•vi•o•la•cy (ɪnˈvaɪ ə lə si) in•vi′o•late•ness, n. in•vi′o•late•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | inviolate - (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken; "she was intact, virginal"intactuninjured - not injured physically or mentally | | 2. | inviolate - must be kept sacredsacrosanct, inviolablesacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music" |
inviolateadjective intact, whole, untouched, entire, pure, virgin, sacred, stainless, unbroken, unhurt, undisturbed, unsullied, unpolluted, unstained, undefiled We believed our love was inviolate. violated, polluted, sullied, defiled, broken, abused, stainedTranslationsinviolate Related to inviolate: nattiness, supinelySynonyms for inviolateadj intactSynonyms- intact
- whole
- untouched
- entire
- pure
- virgin
- sacred
- stainless
- unbroken
- unhurt
- undisturbed
- unsullied
- unpolluted
- unstained
- undefiled
Antonyms- violated
- polluted
- sullied
- defiled
- broken
- abused
- stained
Synonyms for inviolateadj (of a woman) having the hymen unbrokenSynonymsRelated Wordsadj must be kept sacredSynonymsRelated Words |