lustral

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adjective

Of or pertaining to (ritual) purification.

“lustral days”

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Zoloft
OriginLatin lūstrālis ← French lustral →
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Meanings

lustral1

adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to (ritual) purification.

    lustral days

    2 more examples

    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 water

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

    a lustral cycle

Lustral2

proper noun
  1. UKSynonym of Zoloft.

    Synonyms: Zoloft

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Zoloft.

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Zoloft
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zoloft

Origin

  1. Frenchlustral
  2. Latinlūstrālis
  3. Englishlustral

From Latin lūstrālis, from lūstrum (“purificatory sacrifice”); compare French lustral. See lustrum.

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Translations

Portuguese lustral
  • lustralrelating to ritual purification
Cite this entry
APA

lustral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lustral

MLA

“lustral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lustral. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lustral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lustral.

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