adj. Not violated or profaned; intact: "The great inviolate place had an ancient permanence which the sea cannot claim" (Thomas Hardy). [Middle English, from Latin inviolātus : in-, not; see IN-1 + violātus, past participle of violāre, to violate; see VIOLATE.] in·vio·la·cy (-lə-sē), in·vio·late·ness n. in·vio·late·ly adv. |
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