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chirotony

chirotony noun: the laying on of hands as an ecclesiastical rite.

Noun

chirotony

  1. The laying on of hands as an ecclesiastical rite

Origin of chirotony

From Ancient Greek χειροτονίᾱ (kheirotoníā), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + -τονία (-tonía) (from τόνος (tónos, “stretching, tension”)).

Questions about chirotony

What does chirotony mean?
Chirotony means the laying on of hands as an ecclesiastical rite.
What part of speech is chirotony?
Chirotony is a noun.

Words near chirotony in the dictionary

  1. chirotherian
  2. chirotheriid
  3. chirotheriids
  4. chirothesia
  5. chirothesias
  6. chirotony
  7. chirotope
  8. chirotopes
  9. chirotopic
  10. chirp
  11. chirped

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