darshan
[ dahr-shuh n; Sephardic Hebrew dahr-shahn; Ashkenazic Hebrew dahr-shuh n ]
/ ˈdɑr ʃən; Sephardic Hebrew dɑrˈʃɑn; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈdɑr ʃən /
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.
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Origin of darshan
1915–20; < Hebrew darshān, akin to dārash interpret, expound
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Example sentences from the Web for darshan
It would be two more after my wife and I waited the twelve hours to receive the darshan, or gift.
You know, Castro walks around like the Leader,” said Brown, “who bestows darshan [blessings] on everybody.
A quiet stream of chelas arrived, almost ceaselessly, for a darshan (holy sight) of the guru.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda