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Voluntary abasement, in theology
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kenosis
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
from Greek kenosis "an emptying," from kenoein "to empty," from PIE *ken- (3) "empty." From Phil. ii:7. Related: Kenotic .
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n. (context Christianity English) Christ's voluntary abasement consisting humanity and the simultaneous occultation of the Divinity.
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In Christian theology , kenosis ( Greek : , kénōsis , lit. emptiness ) is the 'self-emptying' of one's own will and becoming entirely receptive to God's divine will. The word ( ekénōsen ) is used in Philippians 2:7, "[ Jesus ] made himself nothing ..." ...
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We cannot describe as dogmas, doctrines such as the Apokatastasis, or the Kenosis of the Son of God, without coming into conflict with the ordinary usage of language and with ecclesiastical law.