Definition of Lustrum

1. Noun. A period of five years.

Generic synonyms: Period, Period Of Time, Time Period

2. Noun. A ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census.
Generic synonyms: Ceremony
Geographical relationships: Capital Of Italy, Eternal City, Italian Capital, Roma, Rome
Category relationships: Antiquity
Derivative terms: Lustrate

Definition of Lustrum

1. n. 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.

Definition of Lustrum

1. a ceremonial purification of the population in ancient Rome [n -TRUMS or -TRA]

Medical Definition of Lustrum

1. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lustrum

lustre
lustre
lustred
lustreless
lustrelessness
lustres
lustrine
lustrines
lustring
lustrings
lustrous
lustrously
lustrousness
lustrousnesses
lustrum (current term)
lustrum (current term)
lustrums
lusts
lustwort
lusty
lust after
lust for learning
lusus
lususes
lusus naturae
Luta
lutanist
lutanists
lute
lute

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