- a
person becomes a reader. Readers, like subdeacons, are
ordained by
Cheirothesia - literally, "to
place hands" -
whereas Cheirotonia - "to
stretch out...
- an
archpriest is
analogous to
other clerical promotions bestowed with
cheirothesia: at the
little entrance of the
divine liturgy, the
candidate is conducted...
-
through cheirotonia (laying on of hands) but
through a
blessing known as
cheirothesia (setting-aside).
These clerical ranks are subdeacon,
reader and altar...
-
Eastern Orthodox Church also has
ordination to
minor orders (known as
cheirothesia, "imposition of hands")
which is
performed outside of the
Divine Liturgy...
- part of the
sacrament of Holy Orders; in the
Eastern Orthodox, the term
Cheirothesia ("imposition of hands") is used for such
ordinations in
contrast to Cheirotonia...
-
priests and deacons)
which is
distinguished from the
blessing (called
cheirothesia) of the
lower clergy (taper bearers,
readers and subdeacons) as well...
-
argues that the use of the verb
cheirotonein and of the
substantive cheirothesia clearly indicate that
women deacons were
ordained by the
laying on of...
-
Distinguished into
Three Parts, London, 1630 Vindiciæ Pietatis, London, 1660
Cheirothesia Tou Presbyteriou, or A
Letter to a Friend, London, 1661 The
Godly Mans...
-
deacons was not a cheirotonia, or
ordination to
major orders, but a
cheirothesia, a
blessing that
signifies installation to a
minor order. The church...
