siva

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: Si=va

CIDE DICTIONARY

siva, n. [Skr. Civa, properly, kind, gracious.].

 One of the triad of Hindoo gods. He is the avenger or destroyer, and in modern worship symbolizes the reproductive power of nature.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

siva, n. (also Shiva) a Hindu deity associated with the powers of reproduction and dissolution, regarded by some as the supreme being and by others as a member of the triad.

Derivative

Sivaism n. Sivaite n. & adj.

Etymology

Skr. Siva, lit. the auspicious one

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siva

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