siva

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siva - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Siva \Si"va\, n. [Skr. Civa, properly, kind, gracious.] (Hindoo
     Myth.)
     One of the triad of Hindoo gods. He is the avenger or
     destroyer, and in modern worship symbolizes the reproductive
     power of nature.
     [1913 Webster]

siva - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Siva
      n 1: the destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the
           later Hindu pantheon [syn: Siva, Shiva]