kenosis

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To give up your own wishes to follow God's will

noun
/kəˈnoʊsɪs/

Specialized

: kenosis

St. Paul, who was as much a psychic as he was a mystic, talked of the kenosis—the "emptying" of oneself before God.
the kenosis of Christ
the notion of kenosis

This externalization, this kenosis, there's no kenosis in the actual text is equally an externalization of itself.

Examples

Following Paul in Philippians 2:7 ("Christ emptied himself"), one may speak of a kenosis of the Logos, whose self-emptying hides the divinity in the flesh.

Academic text (2003)
In Christian theology, kenosis refers to the act of emptying oneself to fully embrace God's will.
From the perspective of creation, therefore, kenosis can be a pouring out of the Spirit as well as a withdrawal of the Spirit.

Academic text (2009)
They ask themselves, with whom does Christ align himself in the kenosis that we remember as sacrifice?

Academic text (2006)
Because of their understanding of the Passion of Jesus, Christians cannot truly entertain a notion of God's own kenosis.

Academic text (2003)
Kenosis is fundamentally a rational movement of God that seeks to restore the symmetry of creation in relation to God.

Academic text (2009)
Thus, in explaining sacrifice, John Paul II employs the image of kenosis or self-emptying found in Philippians 2:6-11.

Academic text (2006)
The concept of kenosis emphasizes self-sacrifice and the importance of prioritizing others' needs over one's own.
Many Christians believe that true kenosis involves letting go of personal desires to fulfill God's purpose.

Surface Forms

kenosis singular

kenoses plural

Morphology

kenosis = keno + sis

Although analyzable as Greek keno- ('empty') + -sis, the combining form 'keno-' is not a productive or recognizable standalone English word and the theological sense 'self-emptying' is specialized and not derivable by an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Kenosis comes from the Greek root keno-, which means 'to empty'. In Christian belief, kenosis is the idea of 'emptying' yourself of your own will—as Christ did when he became human—so it means giving up personal desires to follow God's will.