Shiur
noun (pl) shiurim (ʃiʊˈrim; ʃiˈʊːrim)
1.
a lesson, esp one in which a passage of the Talmud is studied together by a group of people
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noun, Judaism. 1. the mourning period, following the funeral and lasting traditionally for seven days, observed by Jews for a deceased parent, sibling, child, or spouse. 2. sit shivah, to observe this period. noun (Judaism) 1. the period of formal mourning lasting seven days from the funeral during which the mourner stays indoors and sits […]
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- Shivaree
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- Shiva-Shakti
[shee-vuh-shuhk-tee] /ˈʃi vəˈʃʌk ti/ noun, Hinduism. 1. the Godhead, of which the masculine, passive, transcendent, eternal principle is Shiva, and the feminine, active, immanent, temporal principle is Shakti, the Divine Mother.