Thesaurus: suttee

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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.
2. n. The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband.
3. n. the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband
4. n. the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband