noun Download 🔗Share A ceremonial purification of all the people, performed every five years after the taking of the census; a lustration. Examples : "Every five years, the Roman governor conducted a lustrum, purifying the population after the census was completed. " ritual religion history government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) A period of five years. Examples : "The company's sales figures showed a significant increase over the past lustrum. " time period history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading