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SHIVA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The auspicious one; a major divinity in the later Hindu pantheon

Synonyms:

Shiva; Siva

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Hindu deity (a deity worshipped by the Hindus)

Instance hyponyms:

Bairava (epithet of Siva)

Holonyms ("Shiva" is a member of...):

Trimurti (the triad of divinities of later Hinduism)

Derivation:

Shivaist (worshipper of Shiva)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative

Example:

the family is sitting shiva

Synonyms:

shibah; shiva; shivah

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("shiva" is a kind of...):

hebdomad; week (any period of seven consecutive days)

Domain category:

Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)

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