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sutteeism

sutteeism noun: suttee; the practice of self-immolation of Hindu widows.

Noun

sutteeism (uncountable)

  1. (Hinduism, archaic) suttee; the practice of self-immolation of Hindu widows.

Origin of sutteeism

From suttee + -ism.

Questions about sutteeism

What does sutteeism mean?
Sutteeism means suttee; the practice of self-immolation of Hindu widows.
What part of speech is sutteeism?
Sutteeism is a noun.

Words near sutteeism in the dictionary

  1. Sutsien
  2. Sutskever
  3. sutta
  4. suttas
  5. suttee
  6. sutteeism
  7. suttees
  8. Sutter
  9. Sutter County
  10. Sutter Creek
  11. Sutterfield

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