kenosis
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κένωσις (kénōsis, “emptying”) (see keno- and κενό (kenó)), from κενόειν (kenóein, “to empty”) (with reference to Philippians 2.vii, "But he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, becoming as human beings are" – New Jerusalem Version).
Pronunciation
Noun
kenosis (countable and uncountable, plural kenoses)
- (Christianity) Christ's voluntary abasement consisting of humanity and the simultaneous occultation of the Divinity.