ceno-, caeno-, keno-, ken-; -cenosis +

(Greek: empty; removal [medical discharge or evacuation])


cenophobia
An abnormal fear of empty rooms, barren spaces, or of large spaces.
cenotaph, coenotaph
1. An empty tomb or sepulcher; a sepulchral monument erected in honor of a deceased person whose body is located in some other place.
2. A sepulchral monument raised to the memory of a person or people buried elsewhere.

cenotaphic
A descriptive word that refers to a cenotaph or an empty sepulchral monument.
hydrocenosis
A procedure by which an abnormal serous fluid accumulation is drained from the body.
hypercenosis
An excessive evacuation, as of the bowels.
kenkosis, kenotic
1. According to Christian belief, Jesus Christ's act of partly giving up his divine status in order to become a man, as recorded in the Bible (Philippians 2:6-7).
2. Late 19th century: from Greek kenōsis, "an emptying"; from heauton ekenōse, "emptied himself".

In Christian theology, Kenosis is the concept of the "self-emptying" of one's own will and becoming entirely receptive to God and his perfect will. It is used both as an explanation of the incarnation, and an indication of the nature of God's activity and condescension.

The doctrine of Kenosis attempts to explain what the Son of God chose to give up in terms of his divine attributes, or divinity, in order to assume human nature. Since the incarnate Jesus is simultaneously fully human and fully divine, Kenosis explains that these changes were temporarily assumed by God in his incarnation, and that when Jesus ascended back into heaven following the resurrection, he fully reassumed all of his original attributes and divinity.

kenomania, cenomania
A strong desire to be in open, barren, and empty places away from people.
kenophobia
Fear of barren or empty spaces, or of voids.
kenotoxin, cenotoxin
1. A hypothetical toxin supposedly produced in muscle by muscular contractions, causing fatigue.
2. A hypothetical poisonous substance developed in the tissues during their activities which has been said to be responsible for their fatigue and for sleep.
lithocenosis
The removal of crushed fragments of calculi from the bladder.

Links to related empty, vacant words Related "empty, vacant" word units: vacu-; void.


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