KENOSIS


Meaning of KENOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈnō-səs, kē- ]

noun

Etymology: Late Greek kenōsis, 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 -ˈnä-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.