Definitions
(Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative
Word origin
From Hebrew שִׁבְעָה (shiv'á, “seven”), referring to the number of days that shiva spans.
Used in a sentence
“Did you know that some parents sit shiva […] for 30 days if their child is discovered to be gay?”
“Seymour: Audrey, quick! We've got to do an emergency [flower] arrangement. […] Mr. Mushnik: The Shivas are our most important funereal account. A big, enormous family, they're dropping off like flies!”
““Mo Kellman lost his wife ten years ago.” “Does that mean the shiva is over?””
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Seven-day mourning”5 letters
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