lustrative
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lustrative — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Serving to purify of sin: expiatory, lustral, purgative, purgatorial, purificatory. See CLEAN, RELIGION … English dictionary for students
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Janus — For other uses, see Janus (disambiguation). Bifrons redirects here. For other uses, see Bifrons (disambiguation). A statue representing Janus Bifrons in the Vatican Museums In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Janus is the god of beginnings… … Wikipedia
lustrate — lustration, n. lustrative /lus treuh tiv/, adj. /lus trayt/, v.t., lustrated, lustrating. to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method. [1615 25; < L lustratus, ptp. of lustrare to purify, illumine. See LUSTER1, ATE1] * * * … Universalium
apologetic — Synonyms and related words: abject, apologia, ascetic, atoning, cleansing, compensational, compensatory, compunctious, conscience stricken, contrite, defense, excusatory, excusing, expiatory, extenuating, extenuative, humble, humbled,… … Moby Thesaurus
ascetic — Synonyms and related words: Albigensian, Apostolic, Apostolici, Catharist, Diogenes, Encratic, Encratite, Franciscan, Hieronymian, Hieronymite, Lenten, Pythagorean, Pythagorist, Rechabite, Sabbatarian, Shaker, Spartan, Stoic, Timon of Athens,… … Moby Thesaurus
cleansing — Synonyms and related words: abstergent, abstersion, alleviating, alleviative, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, apologetic, ascetic, assuasive, atoning, balmy, balsamic, benumbing, bowdlerization, catharsis, cathartic, cleaning, compensational,… … Moby Thesaurus
compensatory — Synonyms and related words: amendatory, apologetic, ascetic, atoning, balancing, cleansing, compensating, compensational, compensative, counteracting, counteractive, counterbalancing, countervailing, expiatory, indemnificatory, lucrative, lustral … Moby Thesaurus
lustral — Synonyms and related words: abstergent, apologetic, ascetic, atoning, cathartic, cleaning, cleansing, compensational, compensatory, depurative, detergent, diuretic, emetic, expiatory, expurgatory, lustrational, lustrative, penitential, piacular,… … Moby Thesaurus
penitential — Synonyms and related words: abject, amendatory, apologetic, ascetic, atoning, balancing, cleansing, compensating, compensational, compensatory, compunctious, contrite, counteracting, counteractive, counterbalancing, countervailing, expiatory,… … Moby Thesaurus
