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Shaivist

Shaivist noun: an adherent of Shaivism.

Noun

Shaivist (plural Shaivists)

  1. An adherent of Shaivism.

Shaivist meaning in Bengali and Assamese

Shaivist in Bengali

a Shaivist; member of Shaivism
শৈব śōib

Shaivist in Assamese

a Shaivist; member of Shaivism
শৈব xoibo

Forms of Shaivist

pluralShaivists
alternative formShivaist
alternative formSivaist

Origin of Shaivist

From Sanskrit शैव (śaiva, “relating, belonging or sacred to the god Shiva”) + -ist.

Questions about Shaivist

What does Shaivist mean?
Shaivist means an adherent of Shaivism.
What is Shaivist in Bengali?
Shaivist in Bengali is শৈব (śōib). See Shaivist meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Shaivist?
Shaivist is a noun.
What is the plural of Shaivist?
The plural of Shaivist is Shaivists.

Words near Shaivist in the dictionary

  1. shaitan
  2. shaitans
  3. Shaiva
  4. Shaivas
  5. Shaivism
  6. Shaivist
  7. Shaivists
  8. Shaivite
  9. Shaivites
  10. Shaizar
  11. Shajapur

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Shaivist (page history and authors); শৈব (Bengali) (page history and authors); শৈব (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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