Darshan
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Hierophany, theophany; being in the presence of the divine or holy (as a person or object). Hinduism, countable, uncountable
"A common sight in India is a crowd of people gathered in the courtyard of a temple or at the doorway of a streetside shrine for the darshan of the deity."
- 2 An exegete. Judaism
- 3 A preacher. Judaism
Example
More examples"A common sight in India is a crowd of people gathered in the courtyard of a temple or at the doorway of a streetside shrine for the darshan of the deity."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit दर्शन (darśana, “vision”), from a root दृश् (dṛś, “to see”).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hebrew דַּרְשָׁן (darshán).