SAIVA

Meaning of SAIVA in English

(n.) One of an important religious sect in India which regards Siva with peculiar veneration.

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SAIVA — noun Etymology: Sanskrit Śaiva, from Śiva Shiva Date: 1810 a member of a major Hindu sect devoted to the cult …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAIVA — ˈsīvə noun or shai·va ˈshīvə ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sanskrit Śaiva, from Śiva (Siva), one of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAIVA — ( n. ) One of an important religious sect in India which regards Siva with peculiar veneration.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAIVA — — Saivite , n. /suy"veuh/ , n. Hinduism. Shaiva. [ saiva ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAIVA — noun Etymology: Sanskrit Śaiva, from Śiva Shiva Date: 1810 : a member of a major Hindu sect devoted to the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAIVA — noun one of an important religious sect in india which regards siva with peculiar veneration.
Webster English vocab
SAIVA — [Sai.va] n [Skt Saiva, fr. Siva Siva] (1810): a member of a major Hindu sect devoted to the cult of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAIVA — Pronunciation: ' s ī -v ə , ' sh ī - Function: noun Etymology: Sanskrit Ś aiva, from Ś iva …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
VIRA SAIVA — /vir'euh suy"veuh/ , n. Hinduism. Lingayata. [ vira man + saiva votary of Shiva ]
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SAIVA-SIDDHANTA — a religio-philosophical system of South India in which Siva is worshiped as the supreme deity. The Saiva-siddhanta system is realistic …
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SAIVISM — noun see: Saiva
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LINGAYAT — noun Etymology: Kannada lingāyata Date: 1901 a member of a Saiva sect of southern India marked by wearing of the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SIVAITE — noun or shi·va·ite -vəˌīt ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Siva, Shiva, supreme god of many Hindu sects + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHAIVA — Usage: usually capitalized variant of saiva
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAIVITE — noun or shai·vite ˈshīˌvīt ; or shi·vite ˈshēˌv- ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Saiva + -ite : saiva
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAIVISM — noun or shai·vism -īˌvizəm ; or shi·va·ism ˈshēvəˌizəm ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Saiva or Shaiva + -ism …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHAIVA — — Shaivite , n. /shuy"veuh/ , n. Hinduism. a Bhakti sect devoted to Shiva. Also, Saiva .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LINGAYATA — /ling gah"yeuh teuh/ , n. Hinduism. a Saiva cult emphasizing devotion and faith. Also called Vira Saiva . [ ]
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BHAKTI — /buk"tee/ , n. Hinduism. 1. selfless devotion as a means of reaching Brahman. Cf. jnana, karma (def. 1). 2. ( …
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SAIVISM — see Saiva
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LINGAYAT — noun Etymology: Kannada lingāyata Date: 1901 : a member of a Saiva sect of southern India marked by wearing of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LINGAYAT — [Lin.ga.yat] n [Kannada lingayata] (1901): a member of a Saiva sect of southern India marked by wearing of the lingam …
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VAIRAGIN — in Hinduism, a religious ascetic who worships principally one or another form of the god Vishnu. Vairagins generally wear white …
Britannica English vocabulary
TIRTHA — in Hinduism, a holy river, mountain, or other place made sacred through association with a deity or saint. The word …
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TILAK — Sanskrit Tilaka (mark), in Hinduism, a mark generally made on the forehead, indicating a man's sectarian affiliation. The marks are …
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SANNYASI — also spelled sannyasin, Sanskrit Sannyasin (abandoning, or throwing down) in Hinduism, a religious ascetic, one who has renounced the world, …
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SADHU AND SWAMI — also spelled saddhu and swamy, Sanskrit sadhu and svamin, in India, religious or holy men. Sadhu signifies any religious ascetic …
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KATHAKALI — one of the main forms of classical dance-drama of India, other major ones being bharata-natya, kathak, manipuri, kuchipudi, and orissi. …
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DASNAMI SANNYASIN — Hindu Saiva ascetic who belongs to one of the 10 orders (dasnami, ten names) established by the philosopher Sankara in …
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AGAMA — Sanskrit Agama (acquisition of knowledge), any of a class of Hindu tantric writings of medieval India that are sacred texts …
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SAIVISM — also spelled Shaivism cult of the Indian god Siva, with Vaisnavism and Saktism, one of the three principal forms of …
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HINDUISM — the beliefs, practices, and socioreligious institutions of the Hindus (originally, the inhabitants of the land of the Indus River). Introduced …
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