English Explanatory Dictionary

Mother of God

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A dogmatic title of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role as mother of God (God the Son).
intj
  1. Said in supplication to Mary.
  2. An expression of surprise.
  3. An expression of disgust, annoyance, or disappointment.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Mother of God

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Christotokos Deipara Holy Mother Holy Mother of God Mater Dei Theotokos Jesus, Mary and Joseph wow adzooks ay caramba mirabile dictu chihuahua begorra bleeding heck bleeding Nora bless my heart bless my soul bless us blige blimey bloody hell bloody Nora blow me blow me backwards blow me down blow me over blow me pink blow me tight blow me up blow my buttons 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 byrlady Christ Christ alive Christ almighty Christ on a bike Christ on a cracker Christ on a raft Christ on a stick coo cor cor blimey cor lummy cowabunga

Derived words

Holy Mother Holy Mother of God
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