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Theotokos

noun
Theo·​to·​kos | \ ˌthē-ə-ˈtō-(ˌ)kōs How to pronounce Theotokos (audio) , ˌthā-, -kəs How to pronounce Theotokos (audio) \

Definition of Theotokos

: virgin mary

First Known Use of Theotokos

1868, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Theotokos

Late Greek, from Greek the- + tokos childbirth; akin to Greek tiktein to beget — more at thane

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