inviolate
pronunciation
How to pronounce inviolate in British English: UK [ɪnˈvaɪələt]
How to pronounce inviolate in American English: US [ɪnˈvaɪəlɪt]
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- Adjective:
- (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken
- must be kept sacred
Word Origin
- inviolate (adj.)
- "unbroken, intact," early 15c., from Latin inviolatus âunhurt,â from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + violatus (see violation).
Example
- 1. Far-off , most secret , and inviolate rose ?
- 2. The constitution proclaims that public property shall be inviolate .
- 3. This plan combines inviolate rules with recommendations that encourage you to use your judgment .
- 4. The island was intangible , inviolate .
- 5. Morocco 's constitution holds the person of the king , also known as commander of the faithful , to be sacred and inviolate .