Shaivism - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
Alternative forms
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
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)