Caliph
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkeɪlɪf/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Caliph is a noun meaning The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad.
Meaning
The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad.
Example Sentences
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.
It carries us to the East, and the stately halls of the caliphs rise on the mind's eye; and we think over the thousand and one stories which made our childhood so happy, and stored up a world of unconscious poetry for our future years:.
Word Forms
- caliphs
- caleef
- calif
Synonyms for caliph
Depending on context, synonyms include calif, kaliph, kalif, khalif.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include calif, kalif, khalif, kaliph, imam, khalifa.
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