Sinhala Dictionary definitions for suttee
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suttee : සති පූජාව
suttee definition
Noun.
- 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.
- The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband.