Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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inviolable | No | Yes | No | No |
untouchable | Yes | Yes | No | No |
inviolable (noun) | untouchable (noun) |
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belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India |
inviolable (adjective) | untouchable (adjective) |
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incapable of being transgressed or dishonored | forbidden to the touch |
not capable of being violated or infringed | impossible to assail |
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with | beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment |
must be kept sacred | not capable of being obtained |
(especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling |