Siva

[see-vuh, shee-vuh]

noun Hinduism.

Shiva.

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Examples from the Web for siva

Contemporary Examples of siva

When Bieber jabbed at Siva Kaneswaran, a member of the Wanted, he connected.
Justin Bieber’s Bad Bromance
Chris Lee
August 29, 2012

Historical Examples of siva

I stole Siva from the house of my Indian friend and brought the idol home.
A Master of Mysteries
L. T. Meade
It did not occur to me as possible that any one could discover the means by which I made Siva speak.
A Master of Mysteries
L. T. Meade
But in the Madras Presidency dolmens are found converted into Siva temples.
The Evolution of the Dragon
G. Elliot Smith
Sometimes a platform is made over the grave with an image of Siva.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India
R. V. Russell
The most wonderful of these temples is called 'Kailus,' and is dedicated to Siva the Destroyer.
Chatterbox, 1905.
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British Dictionary definitions for siva

Siva

Shiva

noun

Hinduism the destroyer, one of the three chief divinities of the later Hindu pantheon, the other two being Brahma and Vishnu. Siva is also the god presiding over personal destinies

Word Origin for Siva

from Sanskrit Śiva, literally: the auspicious (one)

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Word Origin and History for siva

Siva

also Shiva, one of the three supreme gods of Hinduism, lord of destruction and reproduction, 1788, from Hindi Shiva, from Sanskrit Sivah, literally "propitious, gracious," from PIE *ki-wo-, from root *kei- "beloved, dear" (connected with Latin civis "citizen," literally "member of a household"), also "to lie, couch" (cf. cemetery). But by some this is said to be a euphemism. Related: Sivaism; Sivaistic.