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Shivaist
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1. shivaist
worshipper of Shiva
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Shivaist
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a variant spelling of Siva
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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 ˈshivahWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Shivaist
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Hinduism
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.
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