In-vi'o-la-ble, a.

a. [Prefix in, not, and violable; Fr. & Sp. inviolable, It. inviolabile, Lat. inviolabilis.] 1. Not violable; not capable of being broken or violated; as, an inviolable covenant, agreement, promise, vow, &c.; not to be profaned; sacred; as, an inviolable shrine; not to be tarnished or lost; as, inviolable honor or chastity. “And keep our faiths firm and inviolable.” Shak. Whose charge is to keep This place inviolable. Milton. 2. Not susceptible of hurt or wound. For otherwise the inviolable saints, In cubic phalanx firm, advanced entire. Milton.