THEOTOCOS
\θiːətˈə͡ʊkə͡ʊz], \θiːətˈəʊkəʊz], \θ_iː__ə_t_ˈəʊ_k_əʊ_z]\
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th[=e]-ot'[=o]-kos, n. the mother of God, a title of the Virgin Mary repudiated by Nestorius--it being not God the Logos but only the human nature which had a mother and suffered pain and death.--Also THEOT'OKOS. [Gr., theos, God, tiktein, tekein, to bring forth.]
By Thomas Davidson
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