suttee

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noun

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
anumaranaanugamana
OriginSanskrit सती →
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Meanings

nounsuttee (countable and uncountable, plural suttees)

plural suttees · alternative sati

  1. HinduismcountablehistoricaluncountableThe traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion.

    Synonyms: anumarana, anugamana

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe 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
anumaranaanugamana
Also see
anumarana

Origin

  1. Sanskritसती“good and virtuous or faithful wife”
  2. Englishsuttee

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with suttee

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“suttee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suttee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suttee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suttee.

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