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Saivism

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Sai·va  (sv, sh-)
n. Hinduism
One who worships Shiva.

[Sanskrit aiva-, belonging to Shiva, from iva, Shiva.]

Saiva adj.
Saivism n.

Sivaism, Shivaism, Saivism
a cult made up of the worshipers of Siva, the destroyer-god of the Hindu trinity. — Sivaite, n.
See also: Hinduism


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