suttee

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. Hinduism,countable,historical,uncountable

词形变化

suttees plural sati alternative

词源

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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