Siva, Shiva
(noun) the auspicious one; a major divinity in the later Hindu pantheon
shiva, shivah, shibah
(noun) (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative; “the family is sitting shiva”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shiva (plural shivas)
(Judaism) A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.
Shiva
(Hinduism) The god of destruction and transformation, and together with Brahma and Vishnu, one of the principal deities in Hinduism. Within Shaivism he is viewed as the Supreme deity, whereas in other branches of Hinduism such as the Smarta tradition he is worshipped as one of the six manifestations of the Divine.
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Source: Wiktionary
24 March 2025
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
