ke·not·ic \-näd.]ik, -ät], ]ēk\adjective Etymology: Greek kenōtikos purgative, emptying, from (assumed) Greek kenōtos (verbal of Greek kenoun) + Greek -ikos -ic : of, affirming, or marked by kenosis < kenotic theories of the Incarnation that stem from Philippians 2:7 > < a kenotic Christology > < the kenotic character of Russian Christianity >