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suttee

/sʌˈtiː/

الترجمة: ممارسة تاريخية هندوسية كانت تقوم فيها الأرملة بإحراق نفسها على محرقة جنازة زوجها المتوفى، وغالبًا ما كانت تُعتبر فعلًا من أفعال الإخلاص والوفاء.

مدخل واحد

noun

C2formalcommonمهجور/sʌˈtiː/

A historical practice in which a Hindu widow would immolate herself on her deceased husband's funeral pyre, often considered an act of devotion.

  • 🌐ممارسة تاريخية هندوسية كانت تقوم فيها الأرملة بإحراق نفسها على محرقة جنازة زوجها المتوفى، وغالبًا ما كانت تُعتبر فعلًا من أفعال الإخلاص والوفاء.
  1. Historical Hindu practice C2 formal

    A former practice in some Hindu communities where a widow would self-immolate on her husband's funeral pyre, often under social or religious pressure.

    • Suttee was officially banned in British India in 1829.
    • Historical accounts describe suttee as a rare but highly ritualized event.
    • The practice of suttee is now universally condemned as a form of violence against women.

    🌐ساتي

  • suttees plural form
  • suttees' possessive plural form
  • suttee's possessive singular form