Lustration

  • 71Lustra — Lustrum Lus trum, n.; pl. E. {Lustrums}, L. {Lustra}. [L. Cf. 2d & 3d {Luster}.] A lustration or purification, especially the purification of the whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in five years. Hence: A period of five years …

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  • 72Lustrum — Lus trum, n.; pl. E. {Lustrums}, L. {Lustra}. [L. Cf. 2d & 3d {Luster}.] A lustration or purification, especially the purification of the whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in five years. Hence: A period of five years. [1913… …

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  • 73Lustrums — Lustrum Lus trum, n.; pl. E. {Lustrums}, L. {Lustra}. [L. Cf. 2d & 3d {Luster}.] A lustration or purification, especially the purification of the whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in five years. Hence: A period of five years …

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  • 74lustrate — transitive verb (lustrated; lustrating) Etymology: Latin lustratus, past participle of lustrare Date: 1653 to purify ceremonially • lustration noun …

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  • 75LUSTRAL — ALE. adj. T. d Antiq. Il n est guère usité que dans deux locutions. Eau lustrale, Eau dont les païens se servaient pour faire des lustrations ou des ablutions, et qui n était autre chose que de l eau commune dans laquelle on avait plongé un tison …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 76LUSTRAL, ALE — adj. T. d’Antiquité romaine Il n’est guère usité que dans deux locutions. Eau lustrale, Eau dont on se servait, à Rome, pour faire les lustrations et, en particulier, le jour de la cérémonie du cens. Jour lustral, Jour où, chez les païens, un… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 77Roman censor — A Censor was a magistrate of high rank in the ancient Roman Republic. This position (called censura) was responsible for maintaining the census, supervising public morality, and overseeing certain aspects of the government s finances.The censors… …

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  • 78History of Russia — The history of Russia begins with that of the East Slavs. The first East Slavic state, Kievan Rus , adopted Christianity from the Byzantine Empire in 988, [cite web|title=Kievan Rus and Mongol Periods|url=http://www.shsu.edu/ his… …

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  • 79Lech Wałęsa — Infobox Officeholder name = Lech Wałęsa imagesize = 220px order = President of the Republic of Poland 2nd President of the Third Republic term start = December 22, 1990 term end = December 22, 1995 primeminister = Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Jan… …

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  • 80Magick — For other uses, see Magic (disambiguation). Thelema Category:Thelema Core topics The Book of the Law …

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