shiva

Shi·va

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The family began their shiva after returning from the funeral of their grandmother.

noun

Shiva is the seven days of mourning just after the funeral of a close relative in Judaism.

An example of a shiva is the week a Jewish man spends mourning with his family after his mother dies.

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shiva

[often not in italics]Judaism the formal mourning period of seven days, observed as in the home of the deceased, during which friends visit and comfort the bereaved: often in the phrase sit shiva, to observe the period of shiva

also sp. shi′vah

Origin of shiva

from Classical Hebrew (language) shiva, seven

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shiva

also shiv·ah or shib·ah

noun

Judaism

A seven-day period of formal mourning observed after the funeral of a close relative.

Origin of shiva

Yiddish shive from Hebrew šib'â seven šb&ayin;

Shiva

also Si·va

noun

Hinduism

One of the principal Hindu deities, worshiped as the destroyer and restorer of worlds and in numerous other forms. Shiva is often conceived as a member of the Trimurti, along with Brahma and Vishnu.

Origin of Shiva

Sanskrit śivah from śiva- auspicious, dear ; see kei- in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

Shi′va·ism Si′va·ism
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Shi′va·ist Si′va·ist
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Shiva

13th-century Indian bronze statue

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Noun

(plural shivas)

(Judaism) A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.

Origin

Proper noun

(Hinduism) The god of destruction and transformation, and together with Brahma and Vishnu, one of the principal deities in Hinduism. Within Shaivism he is viewed as the Supreme deity, whereas in other branches of Hinduism such as the Smarta tradition he is worshipped as one of the six manifestations of the Divine.
A male given name used in India.

Origin

From Sanskrit à¤¶à¤¿à¤µ (ÅšivÃ¡, “the auspicious one").

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shiva - Computer Definition

(Shiva Corporation, Cambridge, MA) A manufacturer of networking equipment. Founded in 1985, Shiva's first products were its network modems for Macs and PCs. LANRover was a proprietary remote access server, providing dial-up access to LANs. Shiva also developed the remote access software in Windows 95. In 1999, the company was acquired by Intel, and via subsequent acquisitions by Simple Access, Inc., Mernet and Eicon, Shiva products wound up in Dialogic Corporation (www.dialogic.com).

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