богоносец

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Russian[edit]

 богоносец on Russian Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

Бог (Box) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ носи́ть (nosítʹ) +‎ -ец (-ec); calque of Ancient Greek θεοφόρος (theophóros).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [bəɡɐˈnosʲɪt͡s]

Noun[edit]

богоно́сец (bogonósecm anim or m inan (genitive богоно́сца, nominative plural богоно́сцы, genitive plural богоно́сцев)

  1. (literary) God-bearer (someone who carries God within himself; someone who directly expresses the idea of God; someone charged with a great religious mission)

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