noun
- ceremonial acts of purification, especially ritual washing or cleansing
Usage: formal; religious/ceremonial contexts
Examples
- The ancient temple required lustrations before entering the sacred chamber.
- Priests performed lustrations to purify themselves before the ceremony.
- The ritual included lustrations with holy water and incense.
- Traditional lustrations were an essential part of the religious festival.
- The community gathered for the annual lustrations at the river.
- Ancient texts describe elaborate lustrations involving multiple cleansing stages.