Shaivism

English

Alternative forms

Saivism, Sivaism, Shivaism

Etymology

From Sanskrit शैव (śaiva, “relating, belonging or sacred to the god Shiva”) +‎ -ism.

Proper noun

Shaivism

A sect comprising the worshippers of the god Shiva.

Derived terms

Shaivite

Translations

a branch of Hinduism focusing on the worship of Shiva

Catalan: xivaisme m
Esperanto: ŝivaismo
Finnish: shaivismi
French: shivaïsme (fr) m
German: Shivaismus (de) m, Shaivismus m
Korean: 시바파 (sibapa), 시바교 (sibagyo)
Polish: Śiwaizm
Russian: шиваи́зм (ru) m (šivaízm), шайви́зм (ru) m (šajvízm)
Sanskrit: शैवसम्प्रदायः m (śaivasampradāyaḥ), शैव (sa) m (śaiva)
Telugu: శైవము (te) (śaivamu)
Ukrainian: шиваї́зм (šyvajízm)
Urdu: شیو مت (ur) (šiv-mat)

Anagrams

Shivaism

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