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kenosis
[ ki-noh-sis ]
noun
, Theology.
- the doctrine that Christ relinquished His divine attributes so as to experience human suffering.
kenosis
/ kɪˈnɒtɪk; kɪˈnəʊsɪs /
noun
- Christianity Christ's voluntary renunciation of certain divine attributes, in order to identify himself with mankind (Philippians 2:6–7)
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Derived Forms
- kenotic, adjectivenoun
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Other Words From
- ke·not·ic [ki-, not, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kenosis1
C19: from Greek: an emptying, from kenoun to empty from kenos empty
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