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SHIVAISM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Worship of Shiva one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon

Synonyms:

Shivaism; Sivaism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Shivaism" is a kind of...):

Hindooism; Hinduism (a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils)

Derivation:

Shivaist (worshipper of Shiva)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A Hindu sect worshiping Shiva

Synonyms:

Shivaism; Sivaism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Shivaism" is a kind of...):

religious order; religious sect; sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)

Meronyms (members of "Shivaism"):

Shivaist (worshipper of Shiva)

Holonyms ("Shivaism" is a member of...):

Hindooism; Hinduism (the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal)

Derivation:

Shivaist (worshipper of Shiva)

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