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Meaning of suttee | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Français suttee

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

sutteeism Sutter Sutter County Sutter Creek Sutterfield suttle

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