The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1272 page)

 
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Keswick Convention
.

An annual conference of
evangelical
Christians. It began in 1875 with the conferences at Broadlands and Brighton. It transferred to Keswick, but ‘Keswick’ conferences may take place in other centres but will still have the purpose of trying to unify evangelical groups and teaching.

 
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Ketav Rabbunat
(letter of appointment)
:

see
RABBI
.

 
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(Heb., ‘crown of royalty’). The mark of sovereignty of the Hebrew God.
Kether malekuth
is also the name of Solomon
ibn Gabirol's
poem which is recited after the evening service on the
Day of Atonement
.

 
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(Heb., ‘crown of Torah’). Jewish metaphor for learning. The term also refers to the ornament used to ‘crown’ the
Torah
scroll in synagogues.

 
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Ketubbah
.

Jewish
marriage
document. The ketubbah sets out the financial obligations of the husband towards the wife. In the event of a divorce, it is stated that the woman will be given a certain amount of money.

 
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(Skt.).
1
In Jainism, the kevala (-
jñ
na
), the absolute knowledge of isolation, the attribute of a
kevalin
. Kevala refers to the state of isolation of the
j
va
from the
aj
va
, attained through ascetic practices which burn off one's
karma
residues, releasing one from bondage to the cycle of death and rebirth.
2
In
S
khya
-Yoga, an adjective meaning both ‘isolated, exclusive, pure, uncompounded’ and ‘whole, entire, absolute, and perfect’, referring to the state of
k
ivalya
and one who has attained it.