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caliph
[ key-lif, kal-if ]
noun
- a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
- any of the former Muslim rulers of Baghdad (until 1258) and of the Ottoman Empire (from 1571 until 1924).
caliph
/ ˈkæl-; ˈkeɪlɪf /
noun
- Islam the title of the successors of Mohammed as rulers of the Islamic world, later assumed by the Sultans of Turkey
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Other Words From
- cal·iph·al [kal, -, uh, -f, uh, l, key, -l, uh, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caliph1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caliph1
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Example Sentences
“This is my advice to you,” said the self-proclaimed caliph.
The Caliph is just playing a role for his time,” says Abu Mustafa, “then we will be done with him.
The new Caliph, “Ibrahim,” thoroughly looks the part of a super-villain, and his initial statements exactly fit the bill.
Baghdad officials claimed the self-proclaimed caliph was wounded in an air strike days earlier.
He became the astronomer and physician of the Caliph Motadhid.
I went immediately to wait upon the caliph, and gave him an account of my embassy.
A similar temper was diffused among the subjects of the caliph.
The word Caliph means the vicar or the successor of the Prophet.
If they prefer to continue to recognize the Sultan as Caliph, they should be free to do so.
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