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Shiva

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Noun

1. shibah, shiva, shivah

(Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative

Example Sentences:
'the family is sitting shiva'

2. shiva, siva

the destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon

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Shiva

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noun
a variant spelling of Siva

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Shiva

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noun
var. of
Siva
noun
[often not in italics]; Judaism
the formal mourning period of seven days, observed as in the home of the deceased, during which friends visit and comfort the bereaved
, often in the phrase sit shiva, to observe the period of shiva: also sp. Hebrew ˈshivah

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Shiva

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n.
Hinduism
One of the principal Hindu deities, worshiped as the destroyer and restorer of worlds and in numerous other forms. Shiva is often conceived as a member of the Trimurti, along with Brahma and Vishnu.
n.
Judaism
A seven-day period of formal mourning observed after the funeral of a close relative.

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