inviolate

pronunciation

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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 “unhurt,” 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 .

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