Mother of God
Mother of God proper noun: a dogmatic title of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role as mother of God (God the Son).
Proper noun
(the) Mother of God
- A dogmatic title of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role as mother of God (God the Son).
- Synonyms:
- Christotokos, Deipara, Holy Mother, Holy Mother of God, Mater Dei, Theotokos
Interjection
- Said in supplication to Mary.
- Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of death. Amen.
- An expression of surprise.
- Near-synonyms: Jesus, Mary and Joseph; wow; see also Thesaurus:wow
- And your husband's parents were in the earthquake zone? Mother of God! Did they survive?
- Synonyms:
- Jesus, Mary and Joseph, wow, adzooks, ay, caramba, mirabile dictu, chihuahua, begorra, bleeding heck, bleeding Nora
- An expression of disgust, annoyance, or disappointment.
- Mother of God! I've had it up to here with your bullshit!
- “Mother of God! You should have asked me before you released that old woman. Now I can expect the wrath of hell to fall on my head when I walk through that door!” Tristan exclaimed, nodding at his cabin.1978 October, Johanna Lindsey, A Pirate's Love, New York, NY: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 51
Mother of God meaning in Tagalog
Mother of God in Tagalog
- Mary, mother of Jesus, as the mother of God or God-bearer — see also Mary, Theotokos, Our Lady, Queen of Heaven, Virgin Mary
- Mahal na Ina
Synonyms of Mother of God
- Christotokos
- Deipara
- Holy Mother
- Holy Mother of God
- Mater Dei
- Theotokos
- Jesus, Mary and Joseph
- wow
- ay
- caramba
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- mirabile dictu
- chihuahua
- bleeding heck
- bleeding Nora
- bless my heart
- bless my soul
- bless us
- blige
- blimey
- bloody hell
- bloody Nora
- blow me down
- butter my butt and call me a biscuit
- by all that is holy
- by Allah
- by cracky
- by George
- by God
- by golly
- by gosh
- by gum
- by gummy
- by jingo
- by Jove
- by juckies
- by Jupiter
- by thunder
- by the living jingo
- Christ
- Christ alive
Origin of Mother of God
Calque of Latin Mater Dei and its descendants in other languages, from the Christian concept of the Trinity whereby Jesus as God the Son is identical to God the Father as the single divinity.
Words formed from Mother of God
Questions about Mother of God
- What does Mother of God mean?
- Mother of God means a dogmatic title of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role as mother of God (God the Son).
- What is Mother of God in Tagalog?
- Mother of God in Tagalog is Mahal na Ina. See Mother of God meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is Mother of God?
- Mother of God can be a proper noun or an interjection.
Words near Mother of God in the dictionary
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