lustral

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin lustralis, from lustrum; compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French lustral. See lustrum.

Adjective

lustral

1. Of or pertaining to (ritual) purification.
   • 1881, James Thomson (B. V.), “A Voice from the Nile”:

     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.

   lustral days

   lustral water

2. Of or relating to a lustrum, or period of five years.

   a lustral cycle

Translations

relating to ritual purification

• Portuguese: lustral
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French

Adjective

lustral (feminine lustrale, masculine plural lustraux, feminine plural lustrales)

1. lustral

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Portuguese

Adjective

1. lustral (relating to ritual purification)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lusˈtɾal/ [lusˈt̪ɾal]

Adjective

lustral m or f (masculine and feminine plural lustrales)

1. lustral