[ kɪ'nəʊsɪs ]
■ noun (in Christian theology) the full or partial renunciation of his divine nature by Christ in the Incarnation.
Derivatives
kenotic adjective
Origin
C19: from Gk kenōsis 'an emptying', from kenoein 'to empty', with biblical allusion (Phil. 2:7) to Gk heauton ekenōse , lit. 'emptied himself'.