kenosis

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek κένωσις (kénōsis, “emptying”) (see keno- and κενό (kenó)), from κενόειν (kenóein, “to empty”) (with reference to Philippians 2.vii, "But he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, becoming as human beings are" – New Jerusalem Version).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɪˈnəʊsɪs/

Noun

kenosis (countable and uncountable, plural kenoses)

(Christianity) Christ's voluntary abasement consisting of humanity and the simultaneous occultation of the Divinity.

Related terms

kenotic
kenotism
kenoticism
kenoticist

Translations

Christ's voluntary abasement

Greek: κένωση (el) f (kénosi)

Polish: kenoza (pl) f

Anagrams

ski nose, ski-nose