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shiva

noun

1 shiva

Judaism A period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative:
— The family is sitting shiva.

synonyms: shibah, shivah.

Dutch: Shivah

2 Shiva

The auspicious one; a major divinity in the later Hindu pantheon.

synonym: Siva.

Roget 979: god, goddess; heathen gods and goddesses; deva; Jupiter, Jove &c.; pantheon.    Allah, Bathala, Brahm, Brahma, Brahma, ... show more


Moby thesaurus: Agni, Asvins, Atman, Avalokita, Bhairava, Bhairavi, Brahma, Chandi, Daksha, Devaki, Devi, Dharma, Dharti Mai, Durga, Dyaus, Ganapati, Ganesa, Ganesha, Garuda, Hanuman ... show more.

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