shiva
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(noun) (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative; "the family is sitting shiva" |
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Synonyms: shibah, shivah |
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Related Words: hebdomad, week |
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(noun) the Destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon |
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Synonyms: Siva |
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Related Words: Bairava, Hindu deity |
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