n. (also Shiva) a Hindu deity associated with the powers of reproduction and dissolution, regarded by some as the supreme being and by others as a member of the triad. Sivaism n. Sivaite n. & adj.
[ Skr. Siva, lit. the auspicious one ]
n. (also Shiva) a Hindu deity associated with the powers of reproduction and dissolution, regarded by some as the supreme being and by others as a member of the triad. Sivaism n. Sivaite n. & adj.
[ Skr. Siva, lit. the auspicious one ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012