darshan

[ dahr-shuhn; Sephardic Hebrew dahr-shahn; Ashkenazic Hebrew dahr-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Judaism.

, plural dar·sha·nim [dah, r, -shah-, neem, dah, r, -, shaw, -nim], dar·shans.

Origin of darshan¹

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

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.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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