Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lustral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: lus-tral
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to (ritual) purification.

adj

Of or relating to a lustrum, or period of five years.

name

Synonym of Zoloft.

British usage

Example Sentences

"So the men change along my changeless stream, And change their faiths; but I yield all alike Sweet water for their drinking, sweet as wine, And pure sweet water for their lustral rites: For thirty generations of my corn Outlast a generation of my men, And thirty generations of my men Outlast a generation of their gods."
"lustral days"
"lustral water"
"a lustral cycle"

Etymology

From Latin lūstrālis, from lūstrum (“purificatory sacrifice”); compare French lustral. See lustrum.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: lūstrālis

Usage

British usage

Synonyms

Zoloft

Questions

What does lustral mean?: Of or pertaining to (ritual) purification.
Where does lustral come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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