/dahr"sheuhn/ ; Seph. Heb. /dahrdd shahn"/ ; Ashk. Heb. /dahrdd"sheuhn/ , n. , pl. darshanim Seph. Heb. /dahrdd'shah neem"/ ; Ashk. Heb. /dahrdd shaw"nim/ , darshans . Judaism.
a preacher or teacher of Aggadah or Halakhah in a synagogue.
[ 1915-20; darshan, akin to darash interpret, expound ]