Shi·va (sh  v ) also Si·va (shv, s-)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 triad also including Brahma and Vishnu. [Sanskrit  iva , from iva-, auspicious, dear; see kei-1 in Indo-European roots.]Shi va·ism, Siva·ism n.Shi va·ist, Siva·ist n. |
shiv·a also shiv·ah or shib·ah (sh v)n. Judaism A seven-day period of formal mourning observed after the funeral of a close relative. [Yiddish shive, from Hebrew  ib'â, seven; see b in Semitic roots.] |
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