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suttee

/sʌˈtiː/

Traduction: Pratique historique hindoue par laquelle une veuve s'immolait par le feu sur le bûcher funéraire de son mari défunt, souvent considérée comme un acte de dévotion.

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/sʌˈtiː/C2formalobsolète
  • frPratique historique hindoue par laquelle une veuve s'immolait par le feu sur le bûcher funéraire de son mari défunt, souvent considérée comme un acte de dévotion.

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

  1. Historical Hindu practiceC2formal

    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.

    frSati (immolation des veuves)

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