kenotic

adjective

ke·​not·​ic -nät|ik 

-ät|, 

|ēk

: of, affirming, or marked by kenosis

kenotic theories of the Incarnation that stem from Philippians 2:7

a kenotic Christology

the kenotic character of Russian Christianity

Word History

Etymology

Greek kenōtikos purgative, emptying, from (assumed) Greek kenōtos (verbal of Greek kenoun) + Greek -ikos -ic

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Rhymes for kenotic

• demotic
• anastomotic
• melanotic
• photic