Definitions for kenosis
kɪˈnoʊ sɪskeno·sis

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1. kenosisnoun

   the concept of emptying one's own will and receive God's will, in Catholicism

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1. kenosisnoun

   Christ's voluntary divestment of his divine powers.

2. Etymology: From κένωσις, from κενόειν (with reference to Philippians 2.vii, "But he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, becoming as human beings are" – New Jerusalem Version).

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1. Kenosis

   In Christian theology, kenosis (Ancient Greek: κένωσις, romanized: kénōsis, lit. 'lit. 'the act of emptying'') is the 'self-emptying' of Jesus. The word ἐκένωσεν (ekénōsen) is used in Philippians 2:7: "[Jesus] made himself nothing" (NIV), or "[he] emptied himself" (NRSV), using the verb form κενόω (kenóō), meaning "to empty". The exact meaning varies among theologians. The less controversial meaning is that he emptied his own desires and becoming entirely receptive to God's divine will, "obedient to the point of death— even death on a cross." Philippians encourages other Christians to be similarly willing to submit to divine will, even if it comes at great personal cost. The phrase is also used to explain the human side of Jesus: that Jesus, to truly live as a mortal, had to have voluntarily bound use of his divine powers in some way, emptying himself. Philippians says that "though [Jesus] was in the form of God, [he] did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited," suggesting that Jesus was not "abusing" his divine status to avoid the implications of a mortal life. This interpretation is contested by others, who consider this to overly downplay the divine power of Jesus.

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1. kenosis

   Kenosis is a Christian theological concept derived from the biblical Greek word "kenoo" meaning "to empty". It is primarily associated with the idea of ​​the 'self-emptying' of Jesus' own will to become entirely receptive to God's divine will. In simpler terms, kenosis describes Christ's renunciation of his divine nature, at least in part, to be able to fully participate in human form in the physical realm.

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1. Kenosis

   In Christian theology, kenosis is the 'self-emptying' of one's own will and becoming entirely receptive to God's divine will. The word ἐκένωσεν is used in Philippians 2:7, "[Jesus] made himself nothing ..." or "...[he] emptied himself...", using the verb form κενόω "to empty". See also Strong's G2758.

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1. Kenosis

   ken-ō′sis, n. the self-limitation on the part of the Logos in the act of incarnation, his emptying of himself, or his laying aside not only his divine attributes, but even his divine self-consciousness, only to be fully recovered at the ascension.—adj. Kenot′ic.—n. Kenot′icist. [Gr., from the phrase in Phil. ii. 6, 7, 'who, being in the form of God ... emptied himself (ἑαυτὸν ἐκένωσε), taking the form of a servant.']

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kenosis in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kenosis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=kenosis
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kenosis
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosis
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=kenosis
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=kenosis
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=kenosis