kenosis

[ ki-noh-sis ]

noun

, Theology.

1. the doctrine that Christ relinquished His divine attributes so as to experience human suffering.

kenosis

/ kɪˈnɒtɪk; kɪˈnəʊsɪs /

noun

1. Christianity Christ's voluntary renunciation of certain divine attributes, in order to identify himself with mankind (Philippians 2:6–7)

Derived Forms

• kenotic, adjectivenoun

Other Words From

• ke·not·ic [ki-, not, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of kenosis¹

1835–45; < Greek kénōsis an emptying ( kenō-, variant stem of kenoûn to empty out, drain + -sis -sis )

Word History and Origins

Origin of kenosis¹

C19: from Greek: an emptying, from kenoun to empty from kenos empty