suttee
See also: sutta
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit सती (satī́, “good and virtuous or faithful wife”), from सत् (sát, “true, good, right etc.”). In English usage since 1786. Doublet of sin.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ʌti
Noun
[edit]suttee (countable and uncountable, plural suttees)
- (historical, Hinduism) The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion.
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