Shaivism

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Shaivism

  1. A sect comprising the worshippers of the god Shiva.
    • 1964, Nabin Kumar Sahu, Utkal University History Of Orissa‎[1], volume 1, The Utkal University, page 7:
      Buddhism and Saivism embraced each other, one giving room to the other almost voluntarily.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.