LUSTRUM — Romanis proprie quinque Annos solidos significat, sine respectu praecedentis Lustri. Ovid. Fast. l. 3. v. 165. Hic anni modus est; in Lustrum accedere debet Quae consumatur partibus, unae dies. Vide quoque infra Olympias. A lustrando: quod semel… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Lustrum — Lustrum, in ancient Rome, was originally a sacrifice for expiation and purification offered by one of the censors of Rome in the name of the Roman people at the close of the taking of the census, which took place every five years. The name came… … Wikipedia
lustrum — (plural lustra), purification of the Roman people every five years, 1580s, from L. lustrum, perhaps from root of luere to wash, related to lavere (see LAVE (Cf. lave)). Or [Watkins, Klein] from PIE *leuk stro , from base *leuk light, brightness … Etymology dictionary
Lustrum — Lus trum, n.; pl. E. {Lustrums}, L. {Lustra}. [L. Cf. 2d & 3d {Luster}.] A lustration or purification, especially the purification of the whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in five years. Hence: A period of five years. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lustrum — (röm. Ant.), 1) das bei Lustrationen alle 5 Jahre dargebrachte Opfer; daher 2) Zeit von 5 Jahren … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Lustrum — (lat.), das alle 5 Jahre wiederkehrende feierliche Sühn und Reinigungsopfer (s. Suovetaurilia) der Römer nach Beendigung des Zensus; daher Zeitraum von 5 Jahren … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Lustrum — Lustrum, lat., das bei den Römern mit dem Census alle 5 Jahre wiederkehrende Reinigungsfest; Zeitraum von 5 Jahren … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
lustrum — lùstrum m DEFINICIJA v. lustar … Hrvatski jezični portal
lustrum — [lus′trəm] n. pl. lustrums or lustra [lustrə] [L, orig., prob. illumination < IE * leukstrom, illumination < base * leuk , to light, shine > LIGHT1] 1. in ancient Rome, a purification of all the people by means of ceremonies held every… … English World dictionary
Lustrum — Ein Lustrum (lateinisch, zu lustrare „hell machen“, „reinigen“) war ursprünglich in der altrömischen Religion ein Reinigungs oder Sühneopfer, mit dem die von den Censoren durchgeführte Steuereinschätzung und Musterung der Bürger (Census) beendet… … Deutsch Wikipedia