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Definition of Shiva
1. Noun. (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative. "The family is sitting shiva"
2. Noun. The destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon.
Exact synonyms: Siva
Group relationships: Trimurti
Generic synonyms: Hindu Deity
Specialized synonyms: Bairava
Derivative terms: Shivaist
Group relationships: Trimurti
Generic synonyms: Hindu Deity
Specialized synonyms: Bairava
Derivative terms: Shivaist
Definition of Shiva
1. a period of mourning [n -S]