Theotokos

American  

[thee-uh-tok-uhs] / ˌθi əˈtɒk əs /

Or Theotocos

noun

1. a title of the Virgin Mary as the Mother of the incarnate Son of God.

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Etymology

Origin of Theotokos

1870–75; < Late Greek Theotókos, equivalent to theo- theo- + -tokos giving birth to

Example Sentences

They are thought to have been lost in 1917 when Bulgarian combatants are said to have plundered nearly 900 items from the Theotokos Eikosiphoinissa Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery, often called Kosinitza, in northern Greece.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2023

“It is a blessing for the monastic sisterhood at the monastery of Theotokos Eikosiphoinissa to see the contents of their former library slowly being returned to them,” Archbishop Elpidophoros said in a statement.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2023

The Good Friday service was at the Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, which was also attended by Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2023

Because the group doesn’t have a building of its own, members have gathered at the Nativity of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church on Spotswood Furnance Road in Spotsylvania County, near Riverbend High School.

From Washington Times • Jun. 17, 2017

Holy! art Thou, O God; through the Theotokos, have mercy on us.

From Orthodox Daily Prayers by Anonymous