Glossary of American English Hacker Theocratese

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keen appreciation

Keen means finely sharpened, intense, or enthusiastic. The word combination keen appreciation, albeit well-intended, has become an overused cliché. <<Strive to maintain keen appreciation for divine direction.>> [w80 3/1] My online literature collection includes the word keen 419 times, and forms of the word appreciate in the immediate context 67 times. The status of the word keen is not helped by the fact that in past years it was a nearly meaningless slang term used by children and younger teenagers. <<That bike of yours is really keen!^[115]>>

[115] Substitute the word cool for keen and you have an equivalent expression. What does it tell you about the bike? Nothing other than the speaker admires it for some reason. It has nothing to do with its temperature.

keynote address

Every {convention} has a title and a theme scripture as its basis. On the first day of each convention the keynote address is presented, which develops the central idea of the whole convention.

KH

AMOOFL for {Kingdom Hall}.

King James Version

Popular name for the Authorized Version of the English translation of the Bible (KJ), published in 1611, so-called because the work was authorized by King James of England. Publishing a Bible was such a controversial endeavor in those days that it took a king's approval to prevent being burned at the stake for it.

King of kings and Lord of lords

This expression, found at Revelation 19:16, and in reverse at Revelation 17:14, is sometimes misread as ``Kings of Kings and Lords of Lords'', and less frequently as ``King of King and Lord of Lord''. Boo, hiss!!! Think about what the expression says: Jesus is the King (singular, capitalized) over all other kings (plural, lower case), i.e., an emperor, and the Lord (singular, capitalized) over all other lords (plural, lower case). The expression ``king of kings'' is also used once by Daniel in reference to the emperor Nebuchadnezzar. (Dan 2:37)

Kingdom good news

Closely akin to {Kingdom message}. It is good news because it means the sanctifying of God's name, the cleansing of the earth, and eternal life in perfect conditions for those who listen to it. <<The relief that the Kingdom good news has brought to people in the {former Soviet Union} has resulted in thousands of new worshipers streaming into Jehovah's organization.>>

Kingdom Hall

Principal meeting place used by {congregations} of {Jehovah's Witnesses}. <<The best way to test the truthfulness of what Jehovah's Witnesses are saying is to attend a few meetings at a Kingdom Hall yourself.>>

Kingdom Hall Fund

Monies managed by the {Society} for the purpose of assisting congregations to build {Kingdom Halls} inexpensively and quickly. <<This week there were several checks in the Society's Kingdom Hall Fund contribution box.>> (See {contribution box}.)

Kingdom interests

The affairs and concerns of the Kingdom of God and its people and activities. Jesus urged his disciples to ``seek first [God's] Kingdom''. (Mat 6:33) Therefore, especially in view of the critical times we live in, one of the most frequent urgings published in the Society's literature and taught from the platform, is always to be seeking Kingdom interests, giving these the first place in our lives. This involves not only our service, but our personal conduct, family life, job, and every detail of how we live our lives. <<Many people have sold homes and other possessions, changed careers, and even moved to foreign lands in order to further Kingdom interests.>> If it were a mere matter of increasing our quantity of field service, then those who accomplish less in this would be subject to the charge of not putting Kingdom interests first. But there is a time and a place for everything. (Ecc 3:1) <<``Well, I didn't see you out in service last Saturday morning.'' ``No; I was in labor at the time, and thought my screaming might detract from the Kingdom message, so I stayed at the hospital.''>>

Kingdom message

The focal point of the {preaching} done by {Jehovah's Witnesses}. In the {last days} the essence of the message is that Jehovah established his Messianic Kingdom in the heavens in 1914, with his son Jesus Christ as King, for the purpose of sanctifying his own name, cleansing the earth, and bringing salvation to mankind, and that we are now living in the last days of this system of things.

Kingdom Ministry School

Training school for {elders}. Several of these have been presented over the years, varying in length from a number of weeks to two days. The most recent included a day's training for {ministerial servants}. <<The Society is conducting a Kingdom Ministry School on December 23rd and 24th for the elders and on December 25th for the ministerial servants, taking advantage of the availability of facilities that will exist because of the {worldly holiday}.>>

Kingdom song

1. Any song found in a songbook used at the meetings of Jehovah's Witnesses. <<Whenever a new book of Kingdom songs is published, people complain that they are unsingable.^[116]>> 2. Songs that Witnesses write dealing with Biblical themes may properly be termed ``Kingdom songs'', though they are not published by the Society. <<Brother Twangentweeter donated six original Kingdom songs to the Society to use in any way that suits them.>> <<A rumor has been circulating that if you play the Kingdom songs backwards, you will hear secret messages that say ``Go in service'', ``Eat more burritos'',<sup>[117]</sup> and ``Don't save seats''!>>

[116] They aren't. The real problem is that most people can't sing.

[117] A popular assembly lunch item in the days when we had food service.

Kingdom, Kingdom of God

The theme of Jesus' preaching, and the only hope for mankind. (Mat 4:17)

KJ

{AMOOFL} used by the Society and by scholarly publications to refer to the {King James Version} of the Bible, otherwise known as the Authorized Version.

KM

1. AMOOFL for {Kingdom Ministry}. <<ID cards are required to get in the door at KM School in order to protect us all from unwelcome intruders.>> 2. Sometimes an AMOOFL used instead of the more correct OKM for Our Kingdom Ministry. (An easy mistake to make; its publication code is [km].) <<I need two more KMs for my family.>>

knowledge, understanding, wisdom

1. The Bible makes a distinction between knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. Knowledge is familiarity with facts and raw information. Understanding is comprehension of related facts allowing one to perceive the underlying reasons and significance of matters. Wisdom is sound judgment based on knowledge, and understanding enables one to use it successfully to solve problems. The Insight book [it] has separate entries on each of these three topics. (See also {accurate knowledge}.) 2. At our 1995 district conventions the book Knowledge That Leads to Everlasting Life was released. This outstanding Bible teaching aid has already acquired the nickname the Knowledge book. (See {publication names}.) It is designed to help new ones establish a foundation of basic Bible knowledge more quickly than has been the case in using the Live Forever book, which some have now dubbed the Take Forever book, together with the United in Worship book.