KENOSIS


Meaning of KENOSIS in English

— kenotic /ki not"ik/ , adj.

/ki noh"sis/ , n. Theol.

the doctrine that Christ relinquished His divine attributes so as to experience human suffering.

[ 1835-45; kénosis an emptying ( keno-, var. s. of kenoûn to empty out, drain + -sis -SIS) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .