suttee
[ suh-tee, suht-ee ]
/ sʌˈti, ˈsʌt i /
noun
sati.
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sati
or sa·tī, sut·tee
[ suh-tee, suht-ee ]
/ sʌˈti, ˈsʌt i /
noun
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
a Hindu widow who so immolates herself.
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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suttee
/ (sʌˈtiː, ˈsʌtiː) /
noun
the former Hindu custom whereby a widow burnt herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre
a Hindu widow who immolated herself in this way
Derived forms of suttee
sutteeism, nounWord Origin for suttee
C18: from Sanskrit satī virtuous woman, from sat good
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