"Shaivism" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Sanskrit शैव (śaiva, “relating, belonging or sacred to the god Shiva”) + -ism. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|sa|शैव||relating, belonging or sacred to the god Shiva}} Sanskrit शैव (śaiva, “relating, belonging or sacred to the god Shiva”), {{suffix|en||ism}} + -ism Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shaivism
  1. A sect comprising the worshippers of the god Shiva. Wikipedia link: Shaivism Categories (topical): Hinduism, Shaivism Synonyms: Saivism, Sivaism, Shivaism Derived forms: Shaivite Translations (a branch of Hinduism focusing on the worship of Shiva): xivaisme [masculine] (Catalan), ŝivaismo (Esperanto), shaivismi (Finnish), shivaïsme [masculine] (French), Shivaismus [masculine] (German), Shaivismus [masculine] (German), 시바파 (sibapa) (Korean), 시바교 (sibagyo) (Korean), Śiwaizm (Polish), шиваи́зм (šivaízm) [masculine] (Russian), шайви́зм (šajvízm) [masculine] (Russian), शैवसम्प्रदायः (śaivasampradāyaḥ) [masculine] (Sanskrit), शैव (śaiva) [masculine] (Sanskrit), శైవము (śaivamu) (Telugu), шиваї́зм (šyvajízm) (Ukrainian), شیو مت (šiv-mat) (Urdu)

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