chirotony

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek χειροτονίᾱ (kheirotoníā), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + -τονία (-tonía) (from τόνος (tónos, “stretching, tension”)). === Noun === chirotony (religion) The laying on of hands as an ecclesiastical rite ==== See also ==== chirothesia laying on of hands === References ===