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Christotokos

Christotokos proper noun: synonym of Mother of God, Mary, mother of Jesus, in her role as the mother of the Messiah, particularly in Greek contexts.

Proper noun

(the) Christotokos

  1. Synonym of Mother of God, Mary, mother of Jesus, in her role as the mother of the Messiah, particularly in Greek contexts.
    Synonyms:
    Mother of God, Mary, mother of Jesus, in her role as the mother of the Messiah, particularly in Greek contexts

Synonyms of Christotokos

  • Mother of God
  • Mary
  • mother of Jesus
  • in her role as the mother of the Messiah
  • particularly in Greek contexts

Origin of Christotokos

From Koine Greek Χριστοτόκος (Khristotókos, “Christ-bearer”), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth, bearer”).

Questions about Christotokos

What does Christotokos mean?
Christotokos means synonym of Mother of God, Mary, mother of Jesus, in her role as the mother of the Messiah, particularly in Greek contexts.
What part of speech is Christotokos?
Christotokos is a proper noun.

Words near Christotokos in the dictionary

  1. Christophor
  2. Christophora
  3. Christopoulos
  4. Christopouloses
  5. Christos
  6. Christotokos
  7. Christoval
  8. Christow
  9. christs
  10. Christus crucifixus
  11. Christward

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