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caliph

ca·liph

UK/ˈkeɪlɪf/ US/ˈkælɪf/ uncommon

noun

1.

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”
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From Middle English calife, caliphe, from Old French caliphe, from Medieval Latin calipha, from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “caliph”) and خَلِيف (ḵalīf, “successor”).

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