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Si⋅va

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–noun Hinduism.

Shiva.

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Shi·va Audio Help (shē'və) Pronunciation Key
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 śivaḥ, from śiva-, auspicious, dear; see kei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]
Shi'va·ism, Si'va·ism n., Shi'va·ist, Si'va·ist n.

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Si·va Audio Help (shē'və, sē'-) Pronunciation Key
n. Hinduism
Variant of Shiva.

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Siva

one of the three supreme gods of Hinduism, lord of destruction and reproduction, 1788, from Hind. Shiva, from Skt. Sivah, lit. "propitious, gracious," from PIE *ki-wo-, from base *kei- "beloved, dear" (connected with L. civis "citizen," lit. "member of a household"), also "to lie, couch" (cf. cemetery).

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siva
noun
the destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon

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Siva

Si"va\, n. [Skr. Civa, properly, kind, gracious.] (Hindoo Myth.) One of the triad of Hindoo gods. He is the avenger or destroyer, and in modern worship symbolizes the reproductive power of nature.

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