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noun

Suttee n.

A Hindoo widow who immolates herself, or is immolated, on the funeral pile of her husband; so called because this act of self-immolation is regarded as envincing excellence of wifely character. (India)

The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband. (India) Note: The practice, though abolished in British India law in 1829, is not wholly prevented.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Suttee" Quotes from Famous Books

... they would but let you, but it is so difficult to get them to take up new ideas. Their religion, with all its customs and ceremonies, seems designed expressly to bar out all improvements. Except in the case of abolishing Suttee, we have scarcely weaned them from one of their observances; and even now, in spite of our efforts, widows occasionally immolate themselves, and ...

— Rujub, the Juggler • G. A. Henty

... Communists, under the guidance of a Superman "devoted exclusively to the establishment of the Kingdom of God," and caring no more for property and marriage than a Camberwell minister cares for Hindoo Caste or Suttee, might make a much better job of their lives than ordinary folk under the harrow of both these institutions. Yet their Superman himself admitted that this apparent success was only part of the abnormal phenomenon of his own occurrence; for when he came to the end of his powers through age, he himself ...

— Revolutionist's Handbook and Pocket Companion • George Bernard Shaw

Words linked to "Suttee" : self-destruction, self-annihilation, suicide