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Noun Concept
Categories: Women's rights in religious movements, Suicide in India, Widowhood in India, Suicide by self-immolation, Violence against women in India
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suttee  sati  anvarohana  Origins of Sati  sahagamana
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The act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband WordNet 3.0
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practice
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The act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Sati or suttee was a historical practice in which a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop her deceased husband's funeral pyre. Wikipedia
An old Hindu tradition of a widow immolating herself after her husband's death, usually on her husband's funeral pyre Wikipedia Disambiguation
Historical Hindu practice Wikidata
The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion. Wiktionary
IS A
suicide
ritual
burning
RELIGION
Hinduism
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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suttee
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sati (practice)
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sati
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suttee
Wikipedia Redirections
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Origins of Sati, sahagamana, Sahamarana, Sati-daha, Sati (practise), Satī, Sutee, suttee, widow-burning, widow burning, Widow immolation
Wikidata Alias
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anvarohana, sahagamana, sahamarana, satidaha, satimata, satipratha, sativrata, suttee, widow-burning

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