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.