lustration

Synonyms

purification expurgation expiation

Antonyms

desecration defilement contamination

Lus*tra"tion, n. Etym: [L. lustratio: cf. F. lustration.] 1. The act of lustrating or purifying. And holy water for lustration bring. Dryden. 2. (Antiq.) Defn: A sacrifice, or ceremony, by which cities, fields, armies, or people, defiled by crimes, pestilence, or other cause of uncleanness, were purified.

lustration - Similar Words

flustration illustration flusteration claustration lutation perlustration frustration elutriation striation lurcation