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Noun: caliphate 'kalu`feyt- The territorial jurisdiction of a caliph
- The office of a caliph
Noun: Caliphate- 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
"their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate"
Derived forms: caliphates Type of: berth, billet, epoch, era, jurisdiction, office, place, position, post, situation, spot Encyclopedia: Caliphate |