noun
- the quality or state of being inviolate; sacredness or immunity from violation
Usage: formal
Examples
- The constitution’s inviolateness was protected by strict amendment procedures.
- Religious leaders emphasized the inviolateness of the sacred texts.
- The treaty guaranteed the inviolateness of diplomatic immunity.
- She believed in the inviolateness of personal privacy rights.
- The sanctuary’s inviolateness had been maintained for centuries.
- International law recognizes the inviolateness of sovereign borders.