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sati
1or sa·tī, sut·tee
[ suh-tee, suht-ee ]
noun
- a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- a Hindu widow who so immolates herself.
Sati
2or Sa·tī
[ suh-tee, suht-ee ]
noun
, Hindu Mythology.
- the wife of Rudra, who immolated herself following a quarrel between her father and her husband.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sati1
First recorded in 1780–90, sati is from the Sanskrit word satī good woman, woman devoted to her husband
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Example Sentences
Thou who hast taken the vow of Satī, thou lettest thine eyes wander, not seeing what is to be seen!
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Satī, a virtuous woman, especially one who burns herself with her husband.
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The sculptures on satī pillars often commemorate the mode of death of the husband.
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See ante, Chapter 4, note 6, for remarks on the supposed prophetic gifts of satī women.
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