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Definition of Suttee
1. Noun. The act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband.
Definition of Suttee
1. 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.
Definition of Suttee
1. Noun. The custom and/or act of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion to her late spouse. ¹
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Definition of Suttee
1. a Hindu widow cremated on her husband's funeral pile to show her devotion to him [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Suttee
Literary usage of Suttee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter, Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall, Vincent Arthur Smith, Henry Miers Elliot, Stanley Lane-Poole, Romesh Chunder Dutt, Abraham Valentine Williams Jackson (1907)
"The word " suttee," derived from the Sanskrit sail, literally means " a true
wife," and t,he term was properly applied to a woman whose faithful devotion to ..."
2. A History of England from the Conclusion of the Great War in 1815 by Spencer Walpole (1890)
"The abolition of suttee lion of was destined to become more enduring. In Bengal
the suttee, or " the pure and virtuous woman," - who became a widow, ..."
3. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The mode of performing suttee was much the same throughout India, varying only
according to the rank of ... The practice of suttee never prevailed 8. of the ..."
4. The Administration of the East India Company: A History of Indian Progress by John William Kaye (1853)
"... the Practice—Its outward Manifestations—suttee under the Moguls—Its frequency
under British Rule—First idea of its Suppression—Lord Amherst—Lord William ..."
5. History of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter, Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall, Vincent Arthur Smith, Henry Miers Elliot, Stanley Lane-Poole, Romesh Chunder Dutt, Abraham Valentine Williams Jackson (1907)
"The word " suttee," derived from the Sanskrit sail, literally means " a true
wife," and t,he term was properly applied to a woman whose faithful devotion to ..."
6. A History of England from the Conclusion of the Great War in 1815 by Spencer Walpole (1890)
"The abolition of suttee lion of was destined to become more enduring. In Bengal
the suttee, or " the pure and virtuous woman," - who became a widow, ..."
7. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The mode of performing suttee was much the same throughout India, varying only
according to the rank of ... The practice of suttee never prevailed 8. of the ..."
8. The Administration of the East India Company: A History of Indian Progress by John William Kaye (1853)
"... the Practice—Its outward Manifestations—suttee under the Moguls—Its frequency
under British Rule—First idea of its Suppression—Lord Amherst—Lord William ..."
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