sati
or 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.
Origin of sati
1First recorded in 1780–90, sati is from the Sanskrit word satī good woman, woman devoted to her husband
Other definitions for Sati (2 of 2)
Sati
or Sa·tī
[ suh-tee, suht-ee ]
nounHindu Mythology.
the wife of Rudra, who immolated herself following a quarrel between her father and her husband.
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How to use sati in a sentence
Responderunt omnes sibi hoc satis esse, reliqua sese reiecturos.
Bruno, satis admirari non possum quid agas vt tot pecunias consumas.
The Age of Erasmus | P. S. AllenEgo enim, quando voluero, faciam ea satis summoneri propter mea dominica necessaria ad voluntatem meam.
It was the first time I had ever lain down to rest in Satis House, and sleep refused to come near me.
Great Expectations | Charles DickensParetur itaque librorum quantum satis sit, nihil in apparatum.
The Book-Hunter | John Hill Burton
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