Kenosis Definition

kĭ-nōsĭs
noun
The relinquishment of some of the attributes of God by Jesus in becoming man and suffering death.
American Heritage
The voluntary self-abasement of the second person of the Trinity in becoming human.
Webster's New World

(Christianity) Christ's voluntary divestment of his divine powers.

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Other Word Forms of Kenosis

Noun

Singular:
kenosis
Plural:
kenoses

Origin of Kenosis

  • From Ancient Greek κένωσις (kenōsis, “emptying"), from κενόειν (kenoein, “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).

    From Wiktionary

  • Late Greek kenōsis from Greek an emptying from kenoun to empty from kenos empty

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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