English → Latin
“lustration” in Latin
lustrumbog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow; den or lair of wild beasts; wood, forest; (a place of) debaucherypiāculumpropitiatory sacrifice, expiation, atonement; an animal offered up in sacrifice, a victim; sin, crime, guiltlūstrātiōlustration (purification by sacrifice)
The English word lustration itself goes back to Latin lūstrum, through lustratio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lustration
lustrum (made by the censor, on going out of office, on behalf of the whole people): piaculum (sacrifice offered for expiation): lustratio (purification by offerings, Liv., 40, 6).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lustration?
- The usual Latin words for “lustration” are lustrum, piāculum, lūstrātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.