Shiva

[ shee-vuh ]
/ ˈʃi və /

noun Hinduism.

“the Destroyer,” the third member of the Trimurti, along with Brahma the Creator and Vishnu the Preserver.
Also Siva.

Origin of Shiva

< Sanskrit: literally, the auspicious

OTHER WORDS FROM Shiva

Shi·va·ism, noun Shi·va·ist, noun Shi·va·is·tic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for shiva

Shiva
/ (ˈʃiːvə, ˈʃɪvə) /

noun

a variant spelling of Siva

Derived forms of Shiva

Shivaism, noun Shivaist, noun, adjective