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Theotokos (, translit. Theotókos; Latin Deipara, Dei genetrix; Slavonic: Богородица translit. Bogoroditsa; Coptic: translit. Ti.Theotokós ; Arabic: والدة الله translit. Wālidat Allah; Georgian: ღვთისმშობელი translit. Ghvtismshobeli; Armenian: Աստվածամայր translit.Astvatzamayr, or Աստվածածին translit.Astvadzatzin; Romanian Născătoare de Dumnezeu or Maica Domnului) is a title of Mary, the mother of Jesus. This term is used especially in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern traditions within the Catholic Church. Its literal English translations include "God-bearer" and "the one who gives birth to God"; less literal translations include "Mother of God Incarnate"[1] and "Mother of God".