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Synonyms for lustrum

Grammar : Noun
Spell : luhs-truh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlʌs trəm

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Définition of lustrum

Origin :
  • (plural lustra), "purification of the Roman people every five years," 1580s, from Latin lustrum, perhaps from root of luere "to wash," related to lavere (see lave). Or [Watkins, Klein] from PIE *leuk-stro-, from base *leuk- "light, brightness."
  • As in five : noun five of something
Example sentences :
  • But truly, as he avowed, he was entering the fifth lustrum beyond it.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • When the lustrum was finished, the consuls set out for their provinces.
  • Extract from : « The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End » by Titus Livius
  • Why, you will have a million, not in a decade, but in a lustrum.
  • Extract from : « Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2) » by William Henry Atherton
  • The death of Publius Furius prevented their completing the lustrum.
  • Extract from : « The History of Rome; Books Nine to Twenty-Six » by Titus Livius
  • Your present lustrum is not a fortunate one; but it has nearly expired, and better days are at hand.
  • Extract from : « Chinese Sketches » by Herbert A. Giles
  • This review was called the closing of the lustrum, because it was accompanied with sacrifices and purifications named lustrations.
  • Extract from : « History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2 » by Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
  • They were elected once every five years, this period being called a lustrum.
  • Extract from : « History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD » by Robert F. Pennell
  • And yet I felt quite happy, in spite of the tenth lustrum so near at hand for me.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • The lustrum was closed by the censors: the number of citizens was three hundred and twenty-three thousand.
  • Extract from : « The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End » by Titus Livius
  • The lustrum was closed, and the number of citizens amounted to four hundred and fifty thousand.
  • Extract from : « The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End » by Titus Livius
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