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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.

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. a period lasting five years
  3. n. a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census
  4. 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.
  5. A lustration or purification, especially the purification ofthe whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in fiveyears. Hence: A period of five years.
  6. n. a period of five years n. a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census