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caliph
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ca·liph also ca·lif or kha·lif  (klf, klf)
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 alfa, successor (to Muhammad), caliph, from alafa, to succeed; see lp in Semitic roots.]
cali·phal adj.
caliph
Noun
Islam the title of the successors of Mohammed as rulers of the Islamic world [Arabic khalīfa successor]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"
calif, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifah
Moslem, Muslim - a believer in or follower of Islam
ruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"


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