| 释义 |
shiva1 /ˈʃɪvə /(also shivah) noun [mass noun] JudaismA period of seven days' formal mourning for the dead, beginning immediately after the funeral: Jews sit shiva for those who die...- Upon hearing the news, the families began sitting shiva, the Jewish mourning ritual.
- The shiva was the worst period, the shloshim was very hard, and this stage is bad.
- My husband and I immediately decided to invite her to sit shiva in our home.
Origin From Hebrew šiḇ‘āh 'seven'. Shiva2 /ˈʃiːvə / /ˈʃɪvə/(also Siva /ˈsiːvə/ /ˈʃiːvə/) Hinduism  A god associated with the powers of reproduction and dissolution. Shiva is regarded by some as the supreme being and by others as forming a triad with Brahma and Vishnu. He is worshipped in many aspects: as destroyer, ascetic, lord of the cosmic dance, and lord of beasts, and through the symbolic lingam. His wife is Parvati Origin From Sanskrit Śiva, literally 'the auspicious one'. Rhymes achiever, believer, cleaver, deceiver, diva, Eva, fever, Geneva, griever, heaver, leaver, lever, Neva, perceiver, receiver, reiver, reliever, retriever, underachiever, viva, weaver, weever |