suttee
[ suh-tee, suht-ee ]
/ sʌˈti, ˈsʌt i /
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noun
sati.
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OTHER WORDS FROM suttee
sut·tee·ism, nounWords nearby suttee
Sutherland Falls, Sutlej, sutler, sutra, Sutta Pitaka, suttee, Sutter, Sutter's Mill, suttle, Suttner, Sutton
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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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