Associations to the word «Shiva»

Wiktionary

SHIVA, noun. (Judaism) A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.
SHIVA, 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.
SHIVA, proper noun. A male given name used in India.

Dictionary definition

SHIVA, noun. (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative; "the family is sitting shiva".
SHIVA, noun. The destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca