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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Suttee
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(1):
(n.) The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband.
(2):
(n.) A Hindoo widow who immolates herself, or is immolated, on the funeral pile of her husband; - so called because this act of self-immolation is regarded as envincing excellence of wifely character.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Suttee'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/suttee.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Suttee'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/suttee.html. 1828.
