lustrate
to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
Origin of lustrate
1Other words from lustrate
- lus·tra·tion, noun
- lus·tra·tive [luhs-truh-tiv], /ˈlʌs trə tɪv/, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use lustrate in a sentence
It is neither immersion nor sprinkling nor any other mode of lustration which marks us out as God's.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians | James DenneyAs water is the most common element, so also is it the most common magical means of lustration.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm WundtIn the primitive cult ceremonies of the Australians, lustration is effected almost exclusively by fire.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm WundtHere again, as in the Australian initiation ceremonies, lustration by fire signifies a magic act having reference to the future.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm WundtLess common, on the whole, is the third form of lustration, that by magical transference.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm Wundt
British Dictionary definitions for lustrate
/ (ˈlʌstreɪt) /
(tr) to purify by means of religious rituals or ceremonies
Origin of lustrate
1Derived forms of lustrate
- lustration, noun
- lustrative (ˈlʌstrətɪv), adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse