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suttee
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synonyms: sati ???
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Definition:an obsolete Indian custom where the widow sacrifices herself on her deceased husband's funeral pyre. It was supposedly voluntary but was often compelled or coerced in various ways.
By Wesleyan Missionary Society (1852) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47141454
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The new evangelical fervor of righteousness at home had led to ruthless religious reform abroad; thuggee and suttee had been stamped out, and the Indians were not altogether pleased to see foreigners changing their ancient religious patterns.
Michael Crichton. The Great Train Robbery, p319 (1975)
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From the suttee pyre the flame of gum camphire ascends.
James Joyce. Ulysses
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My dear children—From what I have already told you, you know that the Hindoos are a cruel people. But I have not told you of the extent to which they carry their cruelty. Perhaps it is shown to the highest degree in their practice of the suttee,
Dr. John Scudder. Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen. (1849).
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