chirotony
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek χειροτονίᾱ (kheirotoníā), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + -τονία (-tonía) (from τόνος (tónos, “stretching, tension”)).[1]
Noun
[edit]chirotony
- (religion) The laying on of hands as an ecclesiastical rite
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “chirotony”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.