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Lustration
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What's The Definition Of Lustration?Synonyms | Synonyms for Lustration: Related Terms | Find terms related to Lustration: See Also | Lustration In Webster's Dictionary \Lus*tra"tion\, n. [L. lustratio: cf. F. lustration.]
1. The act of lustrating or purifying.
And holy water for lustration bring. --Dryden.
2. (Antiq.) A sacrifice, or ceremony, by which cities,
fields, armies, or people, defiled by crimes, pestilence,
or other cause of uncleanness, were purified.
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