adjective
- relating to or based on the Christian theological doctrine of kenosis, the self-emptying or self-limitation of Christ in the Incarnation
Usage: theology; formal
Examples
- The kenotic interpretation of the Incarnation emphasizes Christ's voluntary limitation of divine power.
- Kenotic theology explores how God became human while remaining fully divine.
- Some theologians adopt a kenotic view to reconcile Christ's omniscience with his human limitations.
- The kenotic model suggests that Christ emptied himself of certain divine attributes during his earthly ministry.