lustral

Example Sentences

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He poured over her the lustral water symbolic of purification and conferred upon her jeweled decorations denoting her rank.

From Washington Times • May 3, 2019

At Chiengmai stately priests flung garlands upon the baby elephant, poured lustral water on its quivering trunk and performed the complicated mystic rite of "Tarn Kwan."

From Time Magazine Archive

Following Thai tradition, the ceremony included prayers to Buddha and the pouring of lustral water on the heads of the young cousins by the groom's grandmother.

From Time Magazine Archive

Aretos brought clear lustral water in a bowl quivering with fresh-cut flowers, a basket of barley in his other hand.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

This real or supposed efficacy was scarcely discovered before it became the domain of priests: and common rain or river water became valuable and sanctified when blessed by them: hence the introduction of lustral water.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)