Caliph

n.

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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.

Noun

1.

caliph - 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" Synonyms: calif, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifah

Ali, calif, Islamist, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifah, Mohammedan, Moslem, Muhammadan, Muhammedan, Muslim, ruler, swayer