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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative; "the family is sitting shiva" [syn: shiva, shivah, shibah]
2: the destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon [syn: Siva, Shiva]

Merriam Webster's

also Siva noun Etymology: Sanskrit ?iva Date: 1788 the god of destruction and regeneration in the Hindu sacred triad — compare Brahma, Vishnu

Merriam Webster's

noun see shivah

Britannica Concise

Major deity of Hinduism, believed to have many manifestations. Like Vishnu he is the subject of an elaborate and sometimes contradictory mythology. He is both the destroyer and the restorer, the great ascetic and the symbol of sensuality, the benevolent herdsman of souls and the wrathful avenger. His female consort is known under various manifestations, incl. Parvati, Durga, and Kali. In Shaivism he is worshiped as the paramount lord.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

var. of SIVA.

Moby Thesaurus

Agni, Asvins, Atman, Avalokita, Bhairava, Bhairavi, Brahma, Chandi, Daksha, Devaki, Devi, Dharma, Dharti Mai, Durga, Dyaus, Ganapati, Ganesa, Ganesha, Garuda, Hanuman, Himavat, Indra, Kali, Kama, Kamsa, Karttikeya, Lakshmi, Parjanya, Parvati, Pushan, Rahu, Rhibhus, Rudra, Sarasvati, Savitar, Sita, Siva, Soma, Surya, Uma, Ushas, Vaja, Varuna, Varuni, Vayu, Vishnu, Yama, the Destroyer, the Preserver, the Regenerator, the Supreme Soul, the Universal Ego