Suttee Definition

sətē, sutē
satis, suttees
noun
A Hindu widow who allowed herself to be cremated alive on the funeral pyre of her husband's body.
Webster's New World
A widow who commits such an act.
American Heritage
The former Hindu custom of such self-immolation.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Suttee

Noun

Singular:
suttee
Plural:
suttees

Origin of Suttee

  • Sanskrit satī virtuous woman, suttee from feminine present participle of asti, s- she is, is true es- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Sanskrit सती (satī́, “good and virtuous or faithful wife"), from सत् (sát, “true, good, right etc."). In English usage since 1786.

    From Wiktionary

Suttee Sentence Examples

  • Suttee was also customary.

  • The custom of suttee, or widow-burning, has long been abolished in the state, but the people retain all their superstitions regarding witches and sorcery; and as late as 1870, a Bhil woman, about eighty years old, was swung to death at Kushalgarh on an accusation of witchcraft.

  • His governor-generalship (1827-1835) was notable for' many reforms, chief among which were the suppression of the Thugs, the abolition of suttee, and the making of the English language the basis of education in India.

  • His two most memorable acts are the abolition of suttee and the suppression of the Thugs.

  • At this distance of time it is difficult to realize the degree to which these suttee.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUT

Words Ending With

EEETEE

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Words Starting With S and Ending With E

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With S6 Letter Words Ending With E