kenosis


ke·no·sis

K0036500 (kĭ-nō′sĭs)n. Christianity The relinquishment of some of the attributes of God by Jesus in becoming man and suffering death.
[Late Greek kenōsis, from Greek, an emptying, from kenoun, to empty, from kenos, empty.]
ke·not′ic (-nŏt′ĭk) adj.

kenosis

(kɪˈnəʊsɪs) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity Christ's voluntary renunciation of certain divine attributes, in order to identify himself with mankind (Philippians 2:6–7)[C19: from Greek: an emptying, from kenoun to empty from kenos empty] kenotic adj, n

ke•no•sis

(kɪˈnoʊ sɪs)

n. the doctrine that Christ relinquished His divine attributes so as to experience human suffering. [1835–45; < Greek kénōsis an emptying, =kenō-, variant s. of kenoûn to empty out, drain, derivative of kenós empty + -sis -sis] ke•not′ic (-ˈnɒt ɪk) adj.