kenosis
/kɪˈnəʊsɪs/
kenosis noun: christ's voluntary abasement consisting of humanity and the simultaneous occultation of the Divinity.
Noun
kenosis (countable and uncountable, plural kenoses)
- Christ's voluntary abasement consisting of humanity and the simultaneous occultation of the Divinity.
- So then, kenosis is the general way in which God interacts with the world. It is interesting to ponder that the term kenosis is most frequently linked to Christ's voluntary renunciation of certain divine attributes in order to identify himself with mankind, as recorded in the Pauline hymn found in...2018, Bradford McCall, A Modern Relation of Theology and Science Assisted by Emergence and Kenosis, Wipf and Stock, →ISBN, page 61
kenosis meaning in Tamil
kenosis in Tamil
- உதிர்த்தல், துறத்தல்
Forms of kenosis
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Origin of kenosis
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).
Questions about kenosis
- What does kenosis mean?
- Kenosis means christ's voluntary abasement consisting of humanity and the simultaneous occultation of the Divinity.
- What is kenosis in Tamil?
- Kenosis in Tamil is உதிர்த்தல், துறத்தல். See Kenosis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is kenosis?
- Kenosis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce kenosis?
- Kenosis is pronounced /kɪˈnəʊsɪs/.
- What is the plural of kenosis?
- The plural of kenosis is kenoses.
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