suttee

noun

the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband

Roots

satisuttee- · Sanskrit · virtuous woman, faithful wife

Synonyms for suttee

sutteeismn seppukun immolationn disembowelmentn

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