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lustrate verb [ ˈlʌstreɪt ]

• purify by expiatory sacrifice, ceremonial washing, or some other ritual action.
• "a soul lustrated in the baptismal waters"
Origin: early 17th century: from Latin lustrat- ‘purified by lustral rites’, from the verb lustrare, from lustrum (see lustrum).


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