Shiva

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shiva
       n 1: (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death
            of close relative; "the family is sitting shiva" [syn: {shivah},
             {shibah}]
       2: the Destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the
          later Hindu pantheon [syn: {Siva}]



From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  52 Moby Thesaurus words for "Shiva":
     Agni, Asvins, Atman, Avalokita, Bhairava, Bhairavi, Brahma, Chandi,
     Daksha, Devaki, Devi, Dharma, Dharti Mai, Durga, Dyaus, Ganapati,
     Ganesa, Ganesha, Garuda, Hanuman, Himavat, Indra, Kali, Kama,
     Kamsa, Karttikeya, Lakshmi, Parjanya, Parvati, Pushan, Rahu,
     Rhibhus, Rudra, Sarasvati, Savitar, Sita, Siva, Soma, Surya, Uma,
     Ushas, Vaja, Varuna, Varuni, Vayu, Vishnu, Yama, the Destroyer,
     the Preserver, the Regenerator, the Supreme Soul,
     the Universal Ego