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suttee

/sʌˈtiː/

翻译: 印度教历史习俗,指寡妇在亡夫的火葬柴堆上自焚殉夫,常被视为忠贞的表现。

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noun

/sʌˈtiː/C2formal已废弃
  • zh印度教历史习俗,指寡妇在亡夫的火葬柴堆上自焚殉夫,常被视为忠贞的表现。

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.

    zh萨蒂

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