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lustration
lus·trate L0296600 (lŭs′trāt′)tr.v. lus·trat·ed, lus·trat·ing, lus·trates To purify by means of ceremony.
[Latin lūstrāre, lūstrāt-, to purify, make bright; see luster.]
lus·tra′tion n.lus′tra·tive (-trə-tĭv) adj.ThesauruslustrationnounA freeing from sin, guilt, or defilement:purgation, purification.Lustration
Lustration magical religious rites which, in the minds of believers, protect against disease and other calamities. Among many peoples supernatural cleansing power was ascribed especially to fire. It was a widespread practice to fumigate people, cattle, and dwellings with a torch lit from “live fire” (obtained by friction) and later, from candles lit in church on Thursday of Holy Week or during a wedding. The practice of lustration is also the source of the custom of jumping through fire during the night of Ivan-Kupala. The purifying effect was also ascribed to water, salt, and iron. lustration
Synonyms for lustrationnoun a freeing from sin, guilt, or defilementSynonyms |