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lustration
- /lʌsˈtɹeɪʃən/
noun lustrations
- A rite of purification, especially washing. It will be remembered, that this beautiful Island was sacred to the ancient Greeks, from having been the birth-place of Apollo and Diana. None were born or died there—the mothers and the dying were carried to the neighbouring islet of Rhane. Solemn expeditions, with much priestly pomp, were frequent
- The restoration of credibility to a government by the purging of perpetrators of crimes committed under an earlier regime.
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noun a rite of purification, especially washing
| Français | lustration |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Lustration |
| Ελληνικά | κάθαρση kátharsi, εξαγνισμός exagnismós |
| Română | lustrație |
| Русский | очище́ние očiščénije, омове́ние omovénije, люстра́ция ljustrácija |
noun restoration of credibility to a government by the purging earlier perpetrators
| Français | lustration |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Lustration |
| Italiano | lustrismo |
| Ελληνικά | κάθαρση kátharsi |
| Română | lustrație |
| Русский | люстра́ция ljustrácija |
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@misc{lustration_2026,
title = {lustration},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lustration},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
