McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Cheirothesia

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Cheirothesia


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(from ÷åßñ , the hand, and ôßèçìé , to put, or place) is a word used in the Greek New Test. to indicate ordination, or. the laying- on of hands. Episcopalians attach great importance to the cheirothesia in the ordination of office-bearers. SEE ORDINATION.