sɪs noun Theology.
the doctrine that Christ relinquished His divine attributes so as to experience human suffering.
Origin:
1835–45; < Greek kénōsis an emptying (kenō-, variant stem of kenoûn to empty out, drain + -sis -sis)
1835–45; < Greek kénōsis an emptying (kenō-, variant stem of kenoûn to empty out, drain + -sis -sis)
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| —n | |
| Christianity Christ's voluntary renunciation of certain divine attributes, in order to identify himself with mankind (Philippians 2:6--7) | |
| [C19: from Greek: an emptying, from kenoun to empty from kenos empty] | |
| kenotic | |
| —adj, —n | |
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