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lustration
This term carries a heavy sense of ritualistic cleansing, moving from a literal religious context to a systemic political one. In its spiritual sense, it evokes images of sacred water or fire used to wipe away sin or impurity, creating a boundary between the profane and the pure.
In modern political discourse, the word describes a systemic purge of a government. It is used specifically when a new regime seeks to delegitimize and remove collaborators of a previous oppressive system, framing the act of firing officials not as a political vendetta, but as a necessary moral purification of the state.
Meanings
Examples
The priest performed a lustration of the temple to remove all spiritual impurities.
Ancient Romans practiced lustration to purify the boundaries of their city.
I wonder if this lustration ceremony will actually cleanse my soul.
The high priest began the lustration by sprinkling holy water over the crowd.
The new government implemented a policy of lustration to remove former secret police agents from office.
The new government implemented a policy of lustration to remove former secret police agents from office.
Lustration laws were passed to ensure that collaborators of the old regime could not hold public power.
Lustration laws were passed to ensure that collaborators of the old regime could not hold public power.
The process of lustration is often controversial because it can lead to political exclusion.
They believe that only a complete lustration of the administration can restore public trust.