darshan

[dahr-shuh n; Sephardic Hebrew dahr-shahn; Ashkenazic Hebrew dahr-shuh n]

noun, plural dar·sha·nim

[Sephardic Hebrew dahr-shah-neem; Ashkenazic Hebrew dahr-shaw-nim] /Sephardic Hebrew ˌdɑr ʃɑˈnim; Ashkenazic Hebrew dɑrˈʃɔ nɪm/, dar·shans. Judaism.

a preacher or teacher of Aggadah or Halakhah in a synagogue.

Origin of darshan

1915–20; < Hebrew darshān, akin to dārash interpret, expound

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Contemporary Examples of darshan

It would be two more after my wife and I waited the twelve hours to receive the darshan, or gift.
Patted Down by India’s Hugging Saint
Daniel Genis
July 20, 2014
You know, Castro walks around like the Leader,” said Brown, “who bestows darshan [blessings] on everybody.
Jerry Brown's Castro Trouble
A. L. Bardach
October 5, 2010

Historical Examples of darshan

A quiet stream of chelas arrived, almost ceaselessly, for a darshan (holy sight) of the guru.
Autobiography of a YOGI
Paramhansa Yogananda