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lustral en · ADJ

Etymology

From Latin lūstrālis, from lūstrum (“purificatory sacrifice”); compare French lustral. See lustrum.

Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to (ritual) purification.
    • So the men change along my changeless stream, And change their faiths; but I yield all alike Sweet water for their drinking, sweet as wine, And pure sweet water for their lustral rites: For thirty generations of my corn Outlast a generation of my men, And thirty generations of my men Outlast a generation of their gods. 1881, James Thomson (B. V.), A Voice from the Nile:
    • lustral days
    • lustral water
  2. Of or relating to a lustrum, or period of five years.
    • a lustral cycle

Translations (1)

pt lustral (relating to ritual purification)