Associations to the word «Lustrum»

Wiktionary

LUSTRUM, noun. (Roman religion) A lustration or ceremonial purification of all the ancient Roman people, performed every five years, after the taking of the census.
LUSTRUM, noun. A period of five years.

Dictionary definition

LUSTRUM, noun. A period of five years.
LUSTRUM, noun. A ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats