Deipara

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Deipara

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Borrowed from Latin Deipara, from Deus (“god”) + pariō (“to bear [offspring]”) + -us (suffix forming adjectives), calque of Koine Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos, “birth-giver of God”).

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Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role giving birth to God. It is then an integral portion of the Faith fixed by Ecumenical Council, a portion of it which you hold as well as I, that the Blessed Virgin is Theotocos, Deipara, or Mother of God; and this word, when thus used, carries with it no admixture of rhetoric, no taint of extravagant affection,—it has no
Similar: Mother of God, Theotokos, Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role giving birth to God

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"Deipara." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deipara. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Deipara. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deipara

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"Deipara." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deipara.

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@misc{deipara_2026,
  title = {Deipara},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deipara},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}