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theotokion

theotokion noun: a hymn to Mary, the Theotokos, read or chanted during the Divine Services of the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.

Noun

theotokion (plural theotokia)

  1. A hymn to Mary, the Theotokos, read or chanted during the Divine Services of the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.

Forms of theotokion

pluraltheotokia

Origin of theotokion

Ancient Greek θεοτοκίον (theotokíon).

Questions about theotokion

What does theotokion mean?
Theotokion means a hymn to Mary, the Theotokos, read or chanted during the Divine Services of the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
What part of speech is theotokion?
Theotokion is a noun.
What is the plural of theotokion?
The plural of theotokion is theotokia.

Words near theotokion in the dictionary

  1. theothanatologies
  2. theothanatology
  3. theotherapy
  4. Theotocos
  5. theotokia
  6. theotokion
  7. Theotokos
  8. theow
  9. theowdom
  10. theowman
  11. theowmen

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