lustral
Of sacred washing
Lustral means relating to ritual purification or cleansing ceremonies.
The word appears in religious and historical contexts describing rites meant to purify people, places, or objects: lustral water, lustral rites.
The term is literary and formal, rarely encountered outside scholarly or poetic writing.
Remove unwanted substances
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
- ablutionRitualized washing of body
- aspersionDefamatory remark
- expiateMake amends for wrongdoing
catharsis · atonement · purge · absolution · sanctify · hallow · sprinkle · immersion
Ceremonial act or practice
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- processionFormal moving line
- liturgyFormal worship structure
altar · incense · officiating · sacrament · vestments · acolyte · ordination · solemnity
Dedicated to the divine
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- divineOf or from gods
- hallowedMade or regarded holy
blessed · sacrosanct · venerated · spiritual · sacramental · devotional · numinous · hieratic
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- restorationReturning something to condition
- revivalReturn after decline
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
new beginning · transformation · reawakening · fresh start · quinquennial · five-year · cyclical · periodic
purify
Remove unwanted substances
expiate · catharsis · atonement · purge · absolution · sanctify · hallow · sprinkle · immersion · ritual washing
rite
Ceremonial act or practice
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- processionFormal moving line
liturgy · altar · incense · officiating · sacrament · vestments · acolyte · ordination · solemnity · consecration
holy
Dedicated to the divine
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- divineOf or from gods
hallowed · blessed · sacrosanct · venerated · spiritual · sacramental · devotional · numinous · hieratic · sacral
rebirth
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- restorationReturning something to condition
- revivalReturn after decline
rejuvenation · new beginning · transformation · reawakening · fresh start · quinquennial · five-year · cyclical · periodic · census
lustralprofane
Irreverent toward the sacred
defiling · polluting · desecrating · unholy · sacrilegious
illustrate, illustration, illustrious, illustrator, illustrative, lustre, illustrators, lustration, lustrum