Theotokos

or The·o·to·cos

[thee-uh-tok-uh s]

noun

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

Origin of Theotokos

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

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Historical Examples of theotokos

The church became the shrine of the eikon of the Theotokos 227Hodegetria.
Byzantine Churches in Constantinople
Alexander Van Millingen
Nor can it be doubted that a church in the latter quarter was dedicated to the Theotokos Euergetes.
Byzantine Churches in Constantinople
Alexander Van Millingen
But that date is based on the mistaken view that the building is the church of the Theotokos erected by Constantine Lips.
Byzantine Churches in Constantinople
Alexander Van Millingen
But the plan of the building does not correspond to the description given of the Theotokos in the district of the Curator.
Byzantine Churches in Constantinople
Alexander Van Millingen
What is certain is that in the seventeenth century the chapel was dedicated to the Theotokos.
Byzantine Churches in Constantinople
Alexander Van Millingen