INVIOLATELY

Etymology

Adverb

inviolately (not comparable)

In an inviolate manner.

Source: Wiktionary


In*vi"o*late*ly, adv.

Definition: In an inviolate manner.

INVIOLATE

In*vi"o*late, In*vi"o*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. inviolatus. See In- not, and Violate.]

1. Not violated; uninjured; unhurt; unbroken. His fortune of arms was still inviolate. Bacon.

2. Not corrupted, defiled, or profaned; chaste; pure. "Inviolate truth." Denham. There chaste Alceste lives inviolate. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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