Shi·va (sh??v?) also Si·va (sh??v?, s??-)n. Hinduism One of the principal Hindu deities, worshiped as the destroyer and restorer of worlds and in numerous other forms. Shiva is often conceived as a member of the Trimurti, along with Brahma and Vishnu.[Sanskrit ?iva?, from ?iva-, auspicious, dear; see kei- in Indo-European roots.]Shi?va·ism, Si?va·ism n.Shi?va·ist, Si?va·ist n.shiv·a also shiv·ah or shib·ah (sh?v??)n. Judaism A seven-day period of formal mourning observed after the funeral of a close relative.[Yiddish shive, from Hebrew ?ib’â, seven; see ?b? in Semitic roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Shiva (??i?v?; ???v?) n (Hinduism) a variant spelling of Siva ?Shivaism n ?Shivaist n, adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Shi?va (??i v?) also Siva n. ?the Destroyer,? the third member of the Hindu Trimurti, along with Brahma and Vishnu. [