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nounˈʃɪvəˈʃiːvə mass nounJudaism A period of seven days' formal mourning for the dead, beginning immediately after the funeral. 〔犹太教〕七日丧期 Jews sit shiva for those who die Example sentencesExamples - After shiva, my wife went to shul every day to say Kaddish.
- A death is followed by a mourning period of seven days, a process called sitting shiva, during which friends and relatives pay visits to the family of the deceased and bring food.
- 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.
Synonyms grief, grieving, sorrowing, lamentation, lament, keening, wailing, weeping
OriginFrom Hebrew šiḇ‘āh 'seven'. proper nounˈʃiːvəˈʃɪvə 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 OriginFrom Sanskrit Śiva, literally 'the auspicious one'. Rhymesachiever, believer, cleaver, deceiver, diva, Eva, fever, Geneva, griever, heaver, leaver, lever, Neva, perceiver, receiver, reiver, reliever, retriever, underachiever, viva, weaver, weever noun Judaism A period of seven days' formal mourning for the dead, beginning immediately after the funeral. 〔犹太教〕七日丧期 she went to her sister's funeral and sat shiva Example sentencesExamples - A death is followed by a mourning period of seven days, a process called sitting shiva, during which friends and relatives pay visits to the family of the deceased and bring food.
- My husband and I immediately decided to invite her to sit shiva in our home.
- Upon hearing the news, the families began sitting shiva, the Jewish mourning ritual.
- After shiva, my wife went to shul every day to say Kaddish.
- The shiva was the worst period, the shloshim was very hard, and this stage is bad.
Synonyms grief, grieving, sorrowing, lamentation, lament, keening, wailing, weeping
OriginFrom Hebrew šiḇ‘āh ‘seven’. proper noun (in Indian religion) 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 worshiped in many aspects: as destroyer, ascetic, lord of the cosmic dance, and lord of beasts, and through the symbolic lingam. His wife is Parvati OriginFrom Sanskrit Śiva, literally ‘the auspicious one’. |