Kenosis

ken-ō′sis, n. the self-limitation on the part of the Logos in the act of incarnation, his emptying of himself, or his laying aside not only his divine attributes, but even his divine self-consciousne , only to be fully recovered at the ascension.— adj. Kenot′ic .— n. Kenot′icist . [Gr., from the phrase in Phil. ii. 6, 7, 'who, being in the form of God... emptied himself ( ἑαυτὸν ἐκένωσε ), taking the form of a servant.']