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Lustrum

noun
(pl. E. lustrums, L. lustra)
1.
A period of five years.
2.
A ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census.





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... ecclesiastics and others belonging to the Catholic religion are compelled by men of different religions to celebrate the sacrifices of the lustrum, we, by this decree, do ordain that if any one believes that those who observe the most sacred law ought to be compelled to take part in the rites of a strange superstition, let him, if his condition permits, be beaten with staves, but if his rank exempts him from such rigor, let ...
— A Source Book for Ancient Church History • Joseph Cullen Ayer, Jr., Ph.D.


Words linked to "Lustrum" :   Rome, period, lustrate, capital of Italy, period of time, antiquity, ceremony, Roma, time period, Italian capital, Eternal City


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