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What is the noun for lustrate?

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lustrum
  1. (Roman religion) A lustration or ceremonial purification of all the ancient Roman people, performed every five years, after the taking of the census.
  2. A period of five years.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The Emperor ordered a grand lustrum to cleanse the ancient Roman people and renew their spiritual vitality.”
      “They were elected once every five years, this period being called a lustrum.”
      “When the company celebrated its first lustrum, they were looking for something else than a standard bar.”
lustration
  1. (religion) A rite of purification, especially washing.
  2. (politics) The restoration of credibility to a government by the purging of perpetrators of crimes committed under an earlier regime.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The koto, treated like the sacred ch'in, required lustration and cleansing of the air before approaching it.”
      “In this sense, it may be said that baptism was a complete lustration of the soul.”
      “The government has an active right-wing agenda, focusing on decommunisation and lustration.”
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lustra
  1. plural of lustrum
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Thus passed away two lustra of her life, and, as yet, my daughter remained nameless upon the earth.”
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