Siva

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Siva \Si"va\, n. [Skr. Civa, properly, kind, gracious.] (Hindoo
     Myth.)
     One of the triad of Hindoo gods. He is the avenger or
     destroyer, and in modern worship symbolizes the reproductive
     power of nature.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Siva
       n : the Destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the
           later Hindu pantheon [syn: {Shiva}]