Gottesgebärerin
German
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Gottesgebärerin
Etymology
Gott (“God”) + Gebärerin (“woman who gives birth”)
Proper noun
Gottesgebärerin f (genitive Gottesgebärerin)
- (Christianity, especially Eastern Orthodoxy) Mother of God (the Virgin Mary)
Usage notes
- Chiefly used as a translation of the Greek Theotokos.
Synonyms
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