Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chirotony

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chi-rotony
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The laying on of hands as an ecclesiastical rite

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: χειροτονίᾱ

Phrases

laying on of hands

Frequently Paired Words

chirothesia laying on of hands

Questions

What does chirotony mean?: The laying on of hands as an ecclesiastical rite
Where does chirotony come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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