shivá — meaning in English
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English meaning
- shiva noun In Judaism, a seven-day period of formal mourning for a close relative.
Senses
shivá is used for these senses in English:
- Shiva (Hinduism) The god of destruction and transformation, and together with Brahma and Vishnu, one of the principal deities in Hinduism. Within Shaivism he is viewed as the Supreme deity, whereas in other branches of Hinduism such as the Smarta tradition he is worshipped as one of the six manifestations of the Divine.
- shiva (Judaism) A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.
shiva — full definition
- noun In Judaism, a seven-day period of formal mourning for a close relative.
- name A major Hindu deity associated with destruction and transformation.
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