suttee

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband

Etymology

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.

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