Siva n 1: the destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon [syn: {Siva}, {Shiva}]
Siva \Si"va\, n. [Skr. Civa, properly, kind, gracious.] (Hindoo Myth.) One of the triad of Hindoo gods. He is the avenger or destroyer, and in modern worship symbolizes the reproductive power of nature. [1913 Webster]