English Explanatory Dictionary

Deipara

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role giving birth to God.

Word forms

Deipara

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Deipara, from Deus (“god”) + pariō (“to bear [offspring]”) + -us (suffix forming adjectives), calque of Koine Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos, “birth-giver of God”).

Synonyms

Mother of God Theotokos Mary mother of Jesus in particular reference to her role giving birth to God
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