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KHALIFAH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does khalifah mean?
• KHALIFAH (noun)
The noun KHALIFAH has 1 sense:
1. the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
Familiarity information: KHALIFAH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
calif; caliph; kalif; kaliph; khalif; khalifah
Context example:
many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world
Hypernyms ("khalifah" is a kind of...):
Moslem; Muslim (a believer in or follower of Islam)
ruler; swayer (a person who rules or commands)
Instance hyponyms:
Ali (the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects)
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