Look up: suttee

1. suttee
   [n] - the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband
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2. suttee
   Hindu custom whereby a widow committed suicide by joining her husband's funeral pyre, often under public and family pressure. Banned in the 17th century by the Mogul emperors, the custom continued...
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3. Suttee
   Sut·tee' noun [ Sanskrit satī a faithful wife, fem. of sant existing, real, true, good, present participle of as to be. Confer Sooth .] 1. A Hindoo widow who immolates herself, or is immolated, on the funeral ...
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4. suttee
   noun the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband
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5. Suttee
   • (n.) 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. • (n.) The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband.
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6. suttee
   the Indian custom of a widow burning herself, either on the funeral pyre of her dead husband or in some other fashion, soon after his death. Although ... [8 related articles]
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7. suttee
   self-immolation of Hindu widows
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8. suttee
   suttee (sŭ"tē', sŭ'tē") [Skt. sati=faithful wife], former Indian funeral practice in which the widow immolated herself on her husband's funeral pyre. The practice of killing a favorite wife on her husband's grave has been found in many parts of the world; it w...
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9. Suttee
   Suttee (Sati) is the practice in India of burning a widow on her husband's funeral pyre.
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10. suttee
    Hindu custom whereby a widow committed suicide by joining her husband's funeral pyre, often under public and family pressure. Banned in the 17th century by the Mogul emperors, the custom continued even after it was made illegal under British rule in 1829. There continue to be sporadic revivals
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