sati

or sa·tī, sut·tee

[ suh-tee, suht-ee ]

/ sʌˈti, ˈsʌt i /

noun

a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.

a Hindu widow who so immolates herself.

Origin of sati

First recorded in 1780–90, sati is from the Sanskrit word satī good woman, woman devoted to her husband

Words nearby sati

satellite station, satellitium, satellitosis, satelloid, satem, sati, satiable, satiate, satiated, satiation, Saticon

Definition for sati (2 of 2)

Sati

or Sa·tī

[ suh-tee, suht-ee ]

/ sʌˈti, ˈsʌt i /

noun Hindu Mythology.

the wife of Rudra, who immolated herself following a quarrel between her father and her husband.

Example sentences from the Web for sati

When Sati's husband was slighted by her father, the Deva-rishi, Daksha, she cast herself on the sacrificial fire.
Indian Myth and Legend|Donald Alexander Mackenzie
The old system of Sati, whereby a woman immolated herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband, what was it?
India, Its Life and Thought|John P. Jones
Then I fled on foot, northward, and reached the walls of the prince, built to repel the Sati.
The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X)|Various
The bodies of the dead are burned and Sati, which was formerly frequent, is believed still to take place in noble families.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Charles Eliot

The practice of sati was finally prohibited in 1829, without exciting the least discontent.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell

单词	sati
释义	sati or sa·tī, sut·tee [ suh-tee, suht-ee ] / sʌˈti, ˈsʌt i / noun a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law. a Hindu widow who so immolates herself. Origin of sati First recorded in 1780–90, sati is from the Sanskrit word satī good woman, woman devoted to her husband Words nearby sati satellite station, satellitium, satellitosis, satelloid, satem, sati, satiable, satiate, satiated, satiation, Saticon Definition for sati (2 of 2) Sati or Sa·tī [ suh-tee, suht-ee ] / sʌˈti, ˈsʌt i / noun Hindu Mythology. the wife of Rudra, who immolated herself following a quarrel between her father and her husband. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sati When Sati's husband was slighted by her father, the Deva-rishi, Daksha, she cast herself on the sacrificial fire. Indian Myth and Legend\|Donald Alexander Mackenzie The old system of Sati, whereby a woman immolated herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband, what was it? India, Its Life and Thought\|John P. Jones Then I fled on foot, northward, and reached the walls of the prince, built to repel the Sati. The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X)\|Various The bodies of the dead are burned and Sati, which was formerly frequent, is believed still to take place in noble families. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3)\|Charles Eliot The practice of sati was finally prohibited in 1829, without exciting the least discontent. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India\|R. V. Russell
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