THEOTOKION


Meaning of THEOTOKION in English

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

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