Siva

[see-vuh, shee-vuh]

noun

Hinduism.

1. another name for Shiva.

Siva

/ ˈsɪvə, ˈsiːvə /

noun

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of Siva¹

from Sanskrit Śiva, literally: the auspicious (one)

Example Sentences

Deborah Sivas, a professor of environmental law at Stanford’s Law School, said it’s getting harder to see a successful path forward for Sable.

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“There is little doubt that commercial cardrooms are flouting the law by offering illegal games and operating outside the bounds of state regulations,” Siva said in his statement.

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Her father Siva previously told the BBC he had no idea where his daughter got her talent from as neither he or his wife, both engineering graduates, are any good at chess.

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“We are very concerned about possible efforts to bring Historical Horse Racing gaming machines to California,” said James Siva, chairman of the California Nations Indian Gaming Assn.

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But Siva Anandaciva, of the King's Fund health think-tank, says the problems run far deeper than just these 18 delayed projects - and the others that have already been finished, started or approved for this decade.

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