(n) the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community
n. [ OE. caliphe, califfe, F. calife (cf. Sp. califa), fr. Ar. khalīfan successor, fr. khalafa to succed (i. e. a successor of Mohammed). ] Successor or vicar; the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state; -- a title of the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spiritual rulers, used formerly by the sultans of Turkey. [ Written also calif, kaliph, kalif, khalif. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
[Hā lǐ fā dì guó, ㄏㄚ ㄌㄧˇ ㄈㄚ ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ, 哈里发帝国 / 哈里發帝國] Caliphate (Islamic empire formed after the death of the Prophet Mohammed 穆罕默德 in 632) [Add to Longdo]
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