verb
- purifies or cleanses (a person, place, or thing) by a ritual action, typically ceremonial washing or some other symbolic act
Usage: formal; often used in religious or ceremonial contexts
Examples
- The priest lustrates the temple with holy water before the ceremony.
- Ancient Romans lustrated their soldiers before battle to ensure divine favor.
- The ritual lustrates the community of spiritual impurities.
- She lustrates her hands in the sacred spring as part of the tradition.
- The ceremony lustrates the newborn child in the eyes of the congregation.