inviolable meaning and definition

INVIOLABLE adjective

Definition of inviolable (adjective)

1. incapable of being transgressed or dishonored
   • "the person of the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath"
   • antonym: violable
2. immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
   • "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection"
   • synonyms: impregnable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable
3. must be kept sacred
   • synonyms: inviolate, sacrosanct
4. not capable of being violated or infringed
   • "infrangible human rights"
   • synonyms: absolute, infrangible