He was cremated yesterday in a secret place to prevent demonstrations and perhaps suttee (London Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sut|tee|ism — «suh TEE ihz uhm», noun. the practice of suttee … Useful english dictionary
tee — ab·sen·tee; ab·sen·tee·ism; ac·cred·i·tee; adop·tee; al·lo·ca·tee; al·lot·tee; am·pu·tee; ap·poin·tee; be·zan·tee; boo·tee; bus·tee; ca·ve·a·tee; char·i·o·tee; com·mit·tee; com·mit·tee·man; com·mit·tee·wom·an; com·mu·ni·ca·tee; cov·e·nan·tee;… … English syllables
sut — ge·ark·sut·ite; hir·sut·ism; sut·ler; sut·lery; sut·tee; sut·tle; sut·ta; … English syllables
suttee — sut·tee … English syllables
suttee — sut|tee [ˈsʌti: US sʌˈti:, ˈsʌti:] n [U] the ancient custom in the Hindu religion of burning a wife with her husband when he dies … Dictionary of contemporary English
suttee — sut•tee or sati [[t]sʌˈti, ˈsʌt i[/t]] n. pl. tees or tis 1) ear the self immolation of a Hindu widow on the funeral pyre of her husband: now proscribed by law in India 2) ear a widow who so immolates herself • Etymology: 1780–90; <… … From formal English to slang
Suttee — Sut*tee , n. [Skr. sat[=i] a faithful wife, fem. of sant existing, real, true, good, p. pr. of as to be. Cf. {Sooth}.] 1. A Hindoo widow who immolates herself, or is immolated, on the funeral pile of her husband; so called because this act of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sutteeism — Sut*tee ism, n. The practice of self immolation of widows in Hindostan. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subtilty — /sut l tee, sub til /, n., pl. subtilties. Archaic. subtlety. Also, subtility /sub til i tee/. * * * … Universalium
subtlety — /sut l tee/, n., pl. subtleties. 1. the state or quality of being subtle. 2. delicacy or nicety of character or meaning. 3. acuteness or penetration of mind; delicacy of discrimination. 4. a fine drawn distinction; refinement of reasoning: the… … Universalium
