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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Inviolable \In*vi"o*la*ble\, adjective [L. inviolabilis: cf. F. inviolable. See {Inviolate}, adjective]
1. Not violable; not susceptible of hurt, wound, or harm (used with respect to either physical or moral damage); not susceptible of being profaned or corrupted; sacred; holy; as, inviolable honor or chastity; an inviolable shrine.
He tried a third, a tough, well-chosen spear, The inviolable body stood sincere. --Dryden.
2. Unviolated; uninjured; undefiled; uncorrupted.
For thou, be sure, shalt give account To him who sent us, whose charge is to keep This place inviolable, and these from harm. --Milton.
3. Not capable of being broken or violated; as, an inviolable covenant, agreement, promise, or vow.
Their almighty Maker first ordained And bound them with inviolable bands. --Spenser.
And keep our faiths firm and inviolable. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
inviolable
adjective
1: that cannot be transgressed or dishonored; "the person of the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath" [ant: {violable}]
2: able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable" [syn: {impregnable}, {secure}, {strong}, {unassailable}, {unattackable}]
3: must be kept sacred [syn: {inviolate}, {sacrosanct}]
4: not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights" [syn: {absolute}, {infrangible}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "inviolable": awesome, awful, blessed, chaste, consecrated, dependable, divine, faithworthy, hallowed, heavenly, holy, impenetrable, impregnable, incontestable, incorruptible, indomitable, ineffable, inenarrable, inexpressible, inexpugnable, insuperable, invincible, inviolate, invulnerable, irresistible, numinous, overpowering, overwhelming, proven, pure, reliable, religious, resistless, responsible, sacred, sacrosanct, spiritual, straight, sure, tested, to be trusted, tried, tried and true, true, trustable, trustworthy, trusty, unassailable, unbeatable, unconquerable, unfalse, unperfidious, unspeakable, unsubduable, unsurmountable, untouchable, untreacherous, unutterable, unyielding, venerable
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