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Meaning of CALIPH

Pronunciation:  'keylif

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state; a successor of Muhammad
 
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 Synonyms: calif, kalif, kaliph, khalif
 
 See Also: Mohammedan, Moslem, Muhammadan, Muhammedan, Muslim, ruler, swayer

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ca"liph\, n. [OE. caliphe, califfe, F. calife (cf. Sp.
califa), fr. Ar. khal[=i]fan successor, fr. khalafa to
succed.]
Successor or vicar; -- a title of the successors of Mohammed
both as temporal and spiritual rulers, now used by the
sultans of Turkey. [Written also {calif}.]
 

 

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