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Shi·va
(shē′və) also Si·va (shē′və, sē′-)n. Hinduism
One of the principal Hindu deities, worshiped as the destroyer and restorer of worlds and in numerous other forms. Shiva is often conceived as a member of the Trimurti, along with Brahma and Vishnu.
Shi′va·ism, Si′va·ism n.
Shi′va·ist, Si′va·ist n.
shiv·a
also shiv·ah or shib·ah (shĭv′ə)n. Judaism
A seven-day period of formal mourning observed after the funeral of a close relative.
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Shiva
(ˈʃiːvə; ˈʃɪvə)n
(Hinduism) a variant spelling of Siva
ˈShivaism n
ˈShivaist n, adj
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Shi•va
(ˈʃi və)also Siva
n.
“the Destroyer,” the third member of the Hindu Trimurti, along with Brahma and Vishnu.
[< Skt śiva]
Shi′va•ism, n.
Shi′va•ist, n.
Shi`va•is′tic, adj.
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shiva
A seven-day period of mourning which the family enter into after a funeral.
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| Noun | 1. | shiva - (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative; "the family is sitting shiva" Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud |
| 2. |  Shiva - the destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheonTrimurti - the triad of divinities of later Hinduism |
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