lustrum

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Pronunciation

• (RP, GA) IPA: /ˈlʌstɹəm/

Noun

lustrum (plural lustrums or lustra)

1. (Ancient Rome, religion, historical) A ceremonial purification of all the people, performed every five years after the taking of the census; a lustration. [from late 16th c.]
2. (by extension, literary) A period of five years.

   Synonyms: luster, lustre, quinquennium

Related terms

• luster, lustre
• lustral
• lustrate
• lustration
• lustrical
• perlustrate

Translations

• French: lustre

Translations

• French: lustre
• German: Lustrum, Fünfjahresperiode, Fünfjahreszeitraum, Jahrfünft, Quinquennium
• Italian: lustro, lustra, quinquennio
• Portuguese: lustro, quinquénio
• Russian: люстр
• Spanish: lustro

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