Definitions for kenosiskɪˈnoʊ sɪs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ke•no•siskɪˈnoʊ sɪs(n.)
the doctrine that Christ relinquished His divine attributes so as to experience human suffering.
Category: Religion
Origin of kenosis:
1835–45; < Gk kénōsis an emptying, =kenō-, var. s. of kenoûn to empty out, drain, der. of kenós empty +-sis -sis
ke•not′ic-ˈnɒt ɪk(adj.)
Wiktionary
kenosis(Noun)
Christ's voluntary divestment of his divine powers.
Origin: From κένωσις, from κενόειν (with reference to Philippians 2.vii, "But he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, becoming as human beings are" – New Jerusalem Version).
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