sati
noun
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
sati
1 American
[suh-tee, suht-ee]
/ sʌˈti, ˈsʌt i /
Or
satī,
noun
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a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
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a Hindu widow who so immolates herself.
Sati
2
American
[suh-tee, suht-ee]
/ sʌˈti, ˈsʌt i /
Or
Satī
noun
Hindu Mythology.
Etymology
Origin of sati
First recorded in 1780–90, sati is from the Sanskrit word satī good woman, woman devoted to her husband
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After its glorification was made illegal, the group dropped sati from its name.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2024
It mandated death or life term for those committing sati or abetting it.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2024
Scholars of the history of self-immolation typically date the phenomenon to antiquity, to early Christian martyrdoms, and particularly to the Hindu practice of sati.
From Salon ● May 4, 2024
A wealthier widow, particularly from the Kshatriya or warrior caste, might throw herself on her husband’s funeral pyre in an act of ritual suicide known as sati.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
He tried to stop sati among the Hindus, and polygamy among the Mussulmans.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 by Rossiter Johnson
“Our town is on the verge of destruction because of this project,” Sati said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2023
"If that is true, it will be hard to save the rest of the city," says Atul Sati.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2023
"The administration woke up from its slumber when the situation started getting grave and now they started relief efforts," Sati said, "Our town is sinking and we need to save it."
From Reuters ● Jan. 7, 2023
There are only four classes of drugs that treat fungal infections, “and very few new ones in the pipeline,” said Dr. Hatim Sati, another W.H.O. official who helped to write the report.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Hear the description of a Sati, given by a Hindu, the subject of which was his own aunt.
From India, Its Life and Thought by John P. (John Peter) Jones
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