ˌtheȯˈtȯˌkyȯn, -_tȯˈkēˌȯn noun
( plural theoto·kia -(ˌ)kyä, -ˈkē(ˌ)ä)
Etymology: Middle Greek, from Late Greek theotokos bearer of God (epithet of the Virgin Mary), from Greek the- + -tokos (from tiktein to bear, beget) — more at thane
: a hymn of the Eastern Church ascribing praise to the Virgin Mary as the Mother of God and forming the final troparion of a canonical ode