lustrum

A noun referring to a period of five years, or historically, a ceremonial purification of the Roman population conducted every five years after the census.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen Zeitraum von fünf Jahren bezeichnet, oder historisch die alle fünf Jahre nach dem Zensus durchgeführte rituelle Reinigung des römischen Volkes.

1. Period of five years C2 formal

   A period of five years, often used in historical or formal contexts.

   • The project spanned a lustrum before completion.
   • He served as chairman for a full lustrum.
   • The census is conducted every lustrum in some countries.

   🇩🇪Fünfjahreszeitraum

   Synonyme: quinquennium

2. Roman purification ceremony C2 formal british

   In ancient Rome, a ceremonial purification of the entire population performed every five years after the census.

   • The lustrum was a major religious event in ancient Rome.
   • After the census, the censor performed the lustrum.
   • The ritual of the lustrum involved sacrifices and prayers.

   🇩🇪Lustrum

• lustra plural form
• lustrums plural form
• lustra's possessive plural form
• lustrums' possessive plural form
• lustrum's possessive singular form