The meaning of Kenosis
Kenosis – definition
noun(in christian theology) the renunciation of the divine nature, at least in part, by christ in the incarnation.
Usage examples:
Herbert appeals to the imagery of divine kenosis.
noun(in christianity) the fact of someone giving up something, especially used to refer to jesus christ giving up part of his nature as a god and becoming a human
Usage examples:
Kenosis means the giving up of divine glory by the eternal son of god when he became incarnate.
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Word origin
late 19th century: from Greek kenōsis ‘an emptying’, from kenoein ‘to empty’, from kenos ‘empty’, with biblical allusion (Phil. 2:7) to Greek heauton ekenōse, literally ‘emptied himself’.
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