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indissolubility

indissolubility

1 9.4
A situation people cannot end or break, often for agreements like marriage vows
  • noun
  • /ˌɪndɪˈsɒljʊbɪlɪti/
  • Formal
: indisolubilidad
  • In legal terms, the indissolubility of the partnership meant that they would remain together regardless of any disputes.
  • the indissolubility of marriage
  • doctrine of indissolubility

Examples

  • The present teaching of the Catholic Church on the doctrine of indissolubility of marriage has a complex history.

    Academic text (2004)
  • According to the present teaching, the sacramentality of marriage preserves its indissolubility.

    Academic text (2004)
  • We initiate this discussion of the teaching on the indissolubility of marriage with our eyes wide open.

    Academic text (2004)
  • And so the claim to indissolubility was no longer extended to nonsacramental marriages.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The Church's doctrine on the indissolubility of marriage has evolved over the centuries into a very complex composite.

    Academic text (2004)
  • We cannot presume that Jesus, in his prohibition of divorce, had present Catholic teaching on indissolubility in mind.

    Academic text (2004)
  • "The early church's tradition, based on the teaching of Christ and the apostles, affirms the indissolubility of marriage, even in cases of adultery."

    Academic text (2004)
  • The indissolubility of the contract ensured that neither party could easily dissolve the agreement.

  • The indissolubility of the union was a key principle emphasized during the marriage ceremony.

Synonyms

irrevocability
vsindissolubility
1 9.9

The state of being impossible to change or take back

is about formal impossibility to be broken or ended rather than mere finality
inseparability
vsindissolubility
1 7.4

A situation where you cannot split people or things apart, like close friends

is about formal inability to be ended or destroyed rather than simple physical union
indefectibility
vsindissolubility
1 9.9

The state of being unable to fail, end, or be destroyed

is focused on formal impossibility to be broken or ended not general survival
indefeasibility
vsindissolubility
  • Formal
1 9.9

A document or right that cannot be removed by later legal action

is the broader formal quality of being impossible to break or end
inextricability
vsindissolubility
1 9.9

A situation in which two things cannot be separated

is about formal impossibility to be ended or broken rather than linkedness
unchangeability
vsindissolubility
1 7.4

The quality of not changing over time

is specifically about formal inability to be broken or ended rather than mere sameness
unalterability
vsindissolubility
9.6

A state in which something like a rule cannot change

is the formal legal sense of being impossible to break or end

Antonyms

dissolubility
  • Specialized
8.9

How easily a substance mixes into a liquid

How Permanent

indissolubility
  • Formal
1 9.4
permanence
14 5.5
durability
19 3.8
stability
283 3.1
impermanence
4 8.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

indissolubility = indissoluble (semi-transparent) = in + dissolve + ible + ity

This is a standard noun formation from the adjective 'indissoluble', meaning the state or quality of being indissoluble.

Etymology

The word indissolubility is built from in- 'not' and dissolve 'to break apart', the same idea you see in the word dissolve. So indissolubility means the state of being 'not able to be broken or ended'.