kenosis
[ki-noh-sis]
- the doctrine that Christ relinquished His divine attributes so as to experience human suffering.
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Origin of kenosis
1835–45; < Greek kénōsis an emptying (kenō-, variant stem of kenoûn to empty out, drain + -sis -sis)
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kenosis
- Christianity Christ's voluntary renunciation of certain divine attributes, in order to identify himself with mankind (Philippians 2:6–7)
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Word Origin
C19: from Greek: an emptying, from kenoun to empty from kenos empty
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Word Origin and History for kenotic
kenosis
n.
from Greek kenosis "an emptying," from kenoein "to empty," from PIE *ken- "empty." From Phil. ii:7. Related: Kenotic.
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