ca·liph also ca·lif or kha·lif (k  l f, k lf)n. A leader of an Islamic polity, regarded as a successor of Muhammad and by tradition always male. [Middle English calife, from Old French, from Arabic  al fa, successor (to Muhammad), caliph, from alafa, to succeed; see lp in Semitic roots.]ca li·phal adj. |
caliph, calif, kalif, khalif [ˈkeɪlɪf ˈkæl-]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Islam) Islam the title of the successors of Mohammed as rulers of the Islamic world, later assumed by the Sultans of Turkey
[from Old French, from Arabic khalīfa successor]
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| Noun | 1. | caliph - the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world" |
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