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‖ theotokion Eastern Church.|θiːəˈtɒkɪɒn|
[eccl. Gr., f. θεοτόκος: see Theotokos.]
A sticheron or troparion addressed to the Mother of God; usu. the last in a series of stanzas.
1850J. M. Neale Hist. Holy Eastern Church I. 832 The theotokion is simply a sticheron or troparion addressed to the Mother of God. 1880Encycl. Brit. XII. 580/1 A ‘theotokion’, or ascription of praise to the mother of our Lord. 1961D. Attwater Christian Churches of East I. 225 Theotokos (Gk., tokos, childbirth), the Mother of God. Theotokion, a hymn in her honour. |