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Suttee

Suttee Meaning & Definition
Suttee Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Suttee?

[n] the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband

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See Also | self-annihilation | self-destruction | suicide

Suttee In Webster's Dictionary

\Sut*tee"\, n. [Skr. sat[=i] a faithful wife, fem. of sant existing, real, true, good, p. pr. of as to be. Cf. {Sooth}.] 1. A Hindoo widow who immolates herself, or is immolated, on the funeral pile of her husband; -- so called because this act of self-immolation is regarded as envincing excellence of wifely character. [India] 2. The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband. [India] Note: The practice, though abolished in British India law in 1829, is not wholly prevented.

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