chirothesia

chirothesia
\\ˌkīrōˈthēzh(ē)ə\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Late Greek cheirothesia, from Greek cheir- chir- + -thesia (from thesis setting, placing, from tithenai to set, place) — more at do
: imposition of hands as in the ecclesiastical rites of confirmation and ordination

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