suttee

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suttee

Rhymes with -ʌti

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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.

noun suttees · sati

Hinduism, countable, historical, uncountable The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion.
Similar: anumarana, anugamana

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@misc{suttee_2026,
  title = {suttee},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/suttee},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}