Inviolate
[ɪn'vaɪələt]
Definition
(a.) Alt. of Inviolated
Typist: Lucas
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Unbroken, unviolated.[2]. Unhurt, uninjured, unprofaned, unpolluted.
Typed by Ada
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Guarded, treasured, close, virgin, intact, uninjured, sacred, unprofaned
ANT:Betrayed, surrendered, divulged, entered_into, profaned
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Examples
- You are the inviolate Artemis! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The great inviolate place had an ancient permanence which the sea cannot claim. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Now he was face to face with an inviolate city which had stood siege after siege, which had resisted Nebuchadnezzar the Great for fourteen years. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The inviolate Artemis! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Believe, however, that my word, when pledged, is as inviolate as if I wore golden spurs. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- My love for you is inviolate. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I know that her word is inviolate. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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