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krypsis

krypsis noun: the doctrine that Christ, during His state of humiliation, continued to possess in a veiled way the divine attributes of omnipotence, omniscience, etc.

Noun

krypsis (uncountable)

  1. The doctrine that Christ, during His state of humiliation, continued to possess in a veiled way the divine attributes of omnipotence, omniscience, etc.

Origin of krypsis

From Ancient Greek κρύψις (krúpsis, “hiding, concealment”). Doublet of crypsis.

Questions about krypsis

What does krypsis mean?
Krypsis means the doctrine that Christ, during His state of humiliation, continued to possess in a veiled way the divine attributes of omnipotence, omniscience, etc.
What part of speech is krypsis?
Krypsis is a noun.

Words near krypsis in the dictionary

  1. kryokonite
  2. kryolite
  3. kryolites
  4. kryometer
  5. kryometers
  6. krypsis
  7. kryptic
  8. kryptide
  9. kryptides
  10. kryptocyanine
  11. kryptogenin

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