lustral
adjEtymology From Latin lūstrālis, from lūstrum (“purificatory sacrifice”); compare French lustral. See lustrum.
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
1 more example
- lustral water
2
Of or relating to a lustrum, or period of five years.
- a lustral cycle