- 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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.