Meaning of Theotokos | Babel Free
θiːˈɒtəˌkɒsDefinitions
Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role giving birth to God.
Equivalents
Български
Богородица
Bosanski
Богородица
Deutsch
Gottesgebärerin
Ελληνικά
Θεοτόκος
Español
Deípara
Eesti
Jumalasünnitaja
Français
Théotokos
Hrvatski
Богородица
Македонски
Богородица
Русский
Богородица
Shqip
Hyjlindëses
Српски
Богородица
Svenska
gudaföderska
Українська
Богородиця
Examples
“It is then an integral portion of the Faith fixed by Ecumenical Council, a portion of it which you hold as well as I, that the Blessed Virgin is Theotocos, Deipara, or Mother of God; and this word, when thus used, carries with it no admixture of rhetoric, no taint of extravagant affection,—it has nothing else but a well-weighed, grave, dogmatic sense […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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