sit shiva

English

Verb

sit shiva (third-person singular simple present sits shiva, present participle sitting shiva, simple past and past participle sat shiva)

1. (Judaism) To take part in the shiva mourning ritual.
   • 1974 February 2, “Jewish Gay Group”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 2:

     Did you know that some parents sit shiva […] for 30 days if their child is discovered to be gay?