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lustral

[luhs-truhl] / ˈlʌs trəl /


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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

Ao Ch’in received a ball of fire full on his head, and his army was threatened with disaster when Tz’ŭ-hang Ta-shih appeared with his bottle of lustral water.

From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)