Shiva

[shee-vuh]

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noun Hinduism.

“the Destroyer,” the third member of the Trimurti, along with Brahma the Creator and Vishnu the Preserver.

Also Siva.

Origin of Shiva

< Sanskrit: literally, the auspicious

Related formsShi·va·ism, nounShi·va·ist, nounShi·va·is·tic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for shiva

Contemporary Examples

How 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
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
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
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
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

Historical Examples

They say, indeed, it is not built on the earth, but on a point of Shiva's trident.
Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877
James Kennedy
And there also you will see a very uncommon thing—an image of Shiva.
Following the Equator, Complete
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
They came also to be regarded as incarnations of both Vishnu and Shiva.
Sagas from the Far East
Various
Shiva, as we have indicated, developed from Rudra, the storm god.
Indian Myth and Legend
Donald Alexander Mackenzie
As Sati, Shiva's wife is the ideal of a true and virtuous Hindu woman.
Indian Myth and Legend
Donald Alexander Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for shiva

Shiva

noun

a variant spelling of Siva

Derived FormsShivaism, nounShivaist, noun, adjective

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Word Origin and History for shiva

n.

see shivah or siva.

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Examples from the Web for shiva

Contemporary Examples

How many times were the names of political prisoners such as Majid Tavakoli or Shiva Ahari raised?

Second, hundreds of more dissidents remain in jail: Shiva Ahari, Hossein Maleki, and Bahare Hedayat to name just a few.

I noticed that my three main characters, Sarita, Karun and Jaz, formed a trinity just like Vishnu, Shiva, and Devi.

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 the Tantric model, it's Shakti who brings healing and enlightenment to the god Shiva, just as Neytiri does with Jake.

Historical Examples

They say, indeed, it is not built on the earth, but on a point of Shiva's trident.

And there also you will see a very uncommon thing—an image of Shiva.

They came also to be regarded as incarnations of both Vishnu and Shiva.

Shiva, as we have indicated, developed from Rudra, the storm god.

As Sati, Shiva's wife is the ideal of a true and virtuous Hindu woman.

Shiva

Word Origin and History for shiva

n.

Origin of Shiva