Inviolable
(adjective)
- Incapable of being violated or infringed.
- Respected and regarded as sacred or holy.
Origin:
Late 16th century: from french, or from latin inviolabilis, from in- 'not' + violare 'violate'.
Examples:
- The Constitution guarantees certain inviolable rights.
- The Church holds the Pope's person to be inviolable.
- The temple is considered an inviolable sanctuary.
- The treaty was considered inviolable until one of the signatories broke it.
- His privacy was considered inviolable and was never intruded upon.