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)

Other Word Forms

• kenotic 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