siva Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon
    Shiva.

WordNet

Si"va noun
Etymology
Skr. Civa, properly, kind, gracious.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913