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[ shiv-uh ] / ˈʃɪv ə /
nounthe traditional seven-day period of mourning observed by Jews immediately following the funeral of a parent, sibling, child, or spouse. Idioms for shivasit shiva, to observe this period.
Origin of shivaFirst recorded in 1890–95; from Ashkenazi pronunciation of Hebrew shibhʿāh “seven” Words nearby shivaShittim, shittim wood, shitty, shiur, shiv, shiva, shivah, Shivah Asar Betammuz, shivaree, Shiva-Shakti, shive Definition for shiva (2 of 2)[ shee-vuh ] / ˈʃi və /
noun Hinduism.“the Destroyer,” the third member of the Trimurti, along with Brahma the Creator and Vishnu the Preserver. Also Si·va [see-vuh, shee-vuh] /ˈsi və, ˈʃi və/ . Origin of ShivaFrom Sanskrit: literally, “the auspicious” OTHER WORDS FROM ShivaShi·va·ism, nounShi·va·ist, nounShi·va·is·tic, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shivaHow many times were the names of political prisoners such as Majid Tavakoli or Shiva Ahari raised? How America’s Nuclear Deal Sold Out Iran’s Liberals|David Keyes & Ahmad Batebi|December 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST Second, hundreds of more dissidents remain in jail: Shiva Ahari, Hossein Maleki, and Bahare Hedayat to name just a few. Iran Rejails Political Prisoner Majid Tavakoli|David Keyes|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST I noticed that my three main characters, Sarita, Karun and Jaz, formed a trinity just like Vishnu, Shiva, and Devi. A Mathematically Impossible Novel: Manil Suri Explains “The City of Devi”|Manil Suri|March 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST After my father died, he came to the shiva on the fifth or sixth day and walked in with an ironic, pained, "How ya doing kid?" In A Very Deep Way: Remembering Rabbi David Hartman|Bernard Avishai|February 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the Tantric model, it's Shakti who brings healing and enlightenment to the god Shiva, just as Neytiri does with Jake. The Tantric Sex in Avatar|Asra Q. Nomani|March 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST Some time afterwards Shiva and Parwati came again to the temple. Deccan Nursery Tales|Charles Augustus Kincaid Another fakir stood on a "sacred stone of Shiva," a small stone about five inches in diameter. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky One day he formed the wish to fill the shrine of Shiva, the moon-god, with milk up to the ceiling. Deccan Nursery Tales|Charles Augustus Kincaid "Would you mind explaining first the philosophical idea of the four faces and eight hands of your Shiva," interrupted the padre. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky The Shiva temple at Madura is the more interesting as its towers are ornamented with six thousand idols. Humanly Speaking|Samuel McChord Crothers
British Dictionary definitions for shiva
nouna variant spelling of Siva Derived forms of ShivaShivaism, nounShivaist, noun, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |