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kenosis

Pronunciation: /kɪˈnəʊsɪs/

Definition of kenosis

noun

[mass noun]
  • (in Christian theology) the renunciation of the divine nature, at least in part, by Christ in the Incarnation.

Derivatives

kenotic

Pronunciation: /-ˈnɒtɪk/

adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: from Greek kenōsis 'an emptying', from kenoein 'to empty', from kenos 'empty', with biblical allusion (Phil. 2:7) to Greek heauton ekenōse, literally 'emptied himself'

kenosis in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of kenosis in the US English dictionary