Associations to the word «Suttee»

Wiktionary

SUTTEE, 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.

Dictionary definition

SUTTEE, noun. The act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband.

Wise words

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery