kenosis

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek κένωσις (kénōsis, “emptying”) (see keno- and κενό (kenó)), from κενόειν (kenóein, “to empty”) (with reference to Philippians 2.vii, "But he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, becoming as human beings are" – New Jerusalem Version).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪˈnəʊsɪs/

Noun

kenosis (countable and uncountable, plural kenoses)

1. (Christianity) Christ's voluntary abasement consisting of humanity and the simultaneous occultation of the Divinity.

Related terms

• kenotic
• kenotism
• kenoticism
• kenoticist

Translations

Christ's voluntary abasement

• Greek: κένωση (el) f (kénosi)
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• Polish: kenoza (pl) f

See also

• krypsis

Anagrams

• ski nose, ski-nose