inviolate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken
  2. adjective must be kept sacred

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

intact

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