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SHIVAIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Shivaist" is a kind of...):
Hindoo; Hindu (a person who adheres to Hinduism)
Holonyms ("Shivaist" is a member of...):
Shivaism; Sivaism (a Hindu sect worshiping Shiva)
Derivation:
Shiva (the auspicious one; a major divinity in the later Hindu pantheon)
Shivaism (worship of Shiva one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon)
Shivaism (a Hindu sect worshiping Shiva)