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LUSTRATION

\lʌstɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \lʌstɹˈe‍ɪʃən], \l_ʌ_s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of LUSTRATION

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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The act of lustrating or purifying.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The act of lustrating or purifying.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The act of purifying; purification, properly by sacrifice from defilement by crime.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

The act of cleansing or purifying by water.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. Act of purifying;â€” a sacrifice or ceremony by which cities, fields, armies, or people, defiled by crimes, were purified.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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