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kenosis.

Christ's voluntary abasement consisting of humanity and the simultaneous occultation of the Divinity.

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noun/kɪˈnəʊsɪs/
  1. Christ's voluntary abasement consisting of humanity and the simultaneous occultation of the Divinity.

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Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek κένωσις (kénōsis, “emptying”) (see keno- and κενό (kenó)), from κενόειν (kenóein, “to empty”) (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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