Main Entry: ke·no·sis

Pronunciation: \kə-ˈnō-səs, kē-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Greek kenōsis, from Greek, action of emptying, from kenoun to purge, empty, from kenos empty

Date: 1873

: the relinquishment of divine attributes by Jesus Christ in becoming human

— ke·not·ic \-ˈnä-tik\ adjective