Theotokos

English

Etymology

Koine Greek [3rd or 4th c.] Θεοτόκος (Theotókos), from Ancient Greek Θεός (Theós, “God”), and τόκος (tókos, “parturition, childbirth”).

Proper noun

Theotokos

  1. (chiefly Eastern Christianity) The Virgin Mary.
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