Gottesgebärerin
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Gott (“God”) + Gebärerin (“woman who gives birth”)
Proper noun[edit]
Gottesgebärerin f (proper noun, genitive Gottesgebärerin)
- (Christianity, especially Eastern Orthodoxy) Mother of God (the Virgin Mary)
- Synonyms: Gottesmutter, Muttergottes
Usage notes[edit]
- Chiefly used as a translation of the Ancient Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos).