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inviolate

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvaɪ.ə.lət/

The English word “inviolate” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Not violated; free from violation or hurt of any kind; secure against violation or impairment.
  2. Incorruptible.

Etymology

From Middle English inviolat, inviolate, from Latin inviolātus. By surface analysis, in- (“not”) + violate (adjective).

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