n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' n ō -s ə s, k ē -
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Greek ken ō sis, from Greek, action of emptying, from kenoun to purge, empty, from kenos empty
Date: 1873
: the relinquishment of divine attributes by Jesus Christ in becoming human
– ke · not · ic \ - ' nä-tik \ adjective