caliph
see also: Caliph
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈkeɪ̪lɪf/, /ˈkælɪf/
Noun

caliph (plural caliphs)

  1. The political leader of the Muslim world, successor of Muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual.
    The Abbasid caliphs patronized art and science beside religious developments ushering in the Islamic Golden Age when their capital Baghdad began to flourish as a center of knowledge, culture and trade.
Related terms Translations
  • French: calife
  • German: Kalif, Kalifin (cf. Päpstin)
  • Italian: califfo
  • Portuguese: califa
  • Russian: хали́ф
  • Spanish: califa

Caliph
Noun

caliph (plural caliphs)

  1. Alternative spelling of caliph



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