chirotony en · NOUN
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χειροτονίᾱ (kheirotoníā), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + -τονία (-tonía) (from τόνος (tónos, “stretching, tension”)).
Meanings
- The laying on of hands as an ecclesiastical rite
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.