suttee

[ suh-tee, suht-ee ]

/ sʌˈti, ˈsʌt i /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR suttee ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

sati.

OTHER WORDS FROM suttee

sut·tee·ism, noun

Words nearby suttee

Sutherland Falls, Sutlej, sutler, sutra, Sutta Pitaka, suttee, Sutter, Sutter's Mill, suttle, Suttner, Sutton

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Example sentences from the Web for suttee

I have never met with a description, so exceedingly minute, of the suttee, the process of burning widows.
Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2)|A Sexton of the Old School
I observed that the rite of suttee is riveted in the affections of this people.
Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen.|Dr. John Scudder
Perhaps it is shown to the highest degree in their practice of the suttee, or burning of widows.
Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen.|Dr. John Scudder
If the British were to lose their power in India, the suttee would immediately be rëestablished.
Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen.|Dr. John Scudder

This horrible death, known as suttee, was made unlawful in 1830.
Oriental Women|Edward Bagby Pollard

British Dictionary definitions for suttee

suttee

/ (sʌˈtiː, ˈsʌtiː) /

noun

the former Hindu custom whereby a widow burnt herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre

a Hindu widow who immolated herself in this way

Derived forms of suttee

sutteeism, noun

Word Origin for suttee

C18: from Sanskrit satī virtuous woman, from sat good

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单词	suttee
释义	suttee [ suh-tee, suht-ee ] / sʌˈti, ˈsʌt i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR suttee ON THESAURUS.COM noun sati. OTHER WORDS FROM suttee sut·tee·ism, noun Words nearby suttee Sutherland Falls, Sutlej, sutler, sutra, Sutta Pitaka, suttee, Sutter, Sutter's Mill, suttle, Suttner, Sutton Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for suttee I have never met with a description, so exceedingly minute, of the suttee, the process of burning widows. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2)\|A Sexton of the Old School I observed that the rite of suttee is riveted in the affections of this people. Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen.\|Dr. John Scudder Perhaps it is shown to the highest degree in their practice of the suttee, or burning of widows. Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen.\|Dr. John Scudder If the British were to lose their power in India, the suttee would immediately be rëestablished. Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen.\|Dr. John Scudder This horrible death, known as suttee, was made unlawful in 1830. Oriental Women\|Edward Bagby Pollard British Dictionary definitions for suttee suttee / (sʌˈtiː, ˈsʌtiː) / noun the former Hindu custom whereby a widow burnt herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre a Hindu widow who immolated herself in this way Derived forms of suttee sutteeism, noun Word Origin for suttee C18: from Sanskrit satī virtuous woman, from sat good Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to suttee fuel, bonfire, heap, hara-kiri, self-destruction, self-immolation, self-slaughter, seppuku, mélange
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suttee

noun

OTHER WORDS FROM suttee

Words nearby suttee

Example sentences from the Web for suttee

British Dictionary definitions for suttee

noun

Derived forms of suttee

Word Origin for suttee

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