Look up: lustration

1. 
   lustration
   The performance of a purificatory ceremony, for example, a body of people, a piece of land, a city.
   Found on http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/temetfutue/gl
   
   
2. 
   Lustration
   Lus·tra'tion noun [ Latin lustratio : confer French lustration .] 1. The act of lustrating or purifying. « And holy water for lustration bring.» Dryden. 2. (Antiq.) A sacrifice, or ceremony, by which cities, fields, armies, or people, defiled by crimes, pestilence, or other cause of uncleanness, were purified.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/71
   
   
3. 
   Lustration
   `Lustration` has two meanings, historical and modern. Historically- It was the term for various ancient Greek and Roman purification rituals. Modern- In the period after the fall of the various European Communist states in 1989-1991, the term came to refer to the policy of limiting the participation of former communists, and especially informants of the communist secret police, in the successor governments or even in civil service positions. I...
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lustration
   
   
4. 
   Lustration
   • (n.) The act of lustrating or purifying. • (n.) A sacrifice, or ceremony, by which cities, fields, armies, or people, defiled by crimes, pestilence, or other cause of uncleanness, were purified.
   Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
   
   
5. 
   lustration
   (from Latin lustratio, `purification by sacrifice`), any of various processes in ancient Greece and Rome whereby individuals or communities rid ... [1 related articles]
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/85