lustration Meaning, Definition & Usage

Lus*tra"tion noun

Etymology

L. lustratio: cf. F. lustration.

Definitions

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.