caliphate
Monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of…Monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph.
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1 sensesMonarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph.
Kalifat
халифа́тxalifát
халіфа́тxalifát
- the office of a caliph
- the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph
- the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Muslims still maintain that the Muslim world must always have a calif as head of the community
Examples
3 sentencesThe European Union is a new caliphate?
The Islamists want to turn Algeria into a caliphate.
Afghanistan was influenced by the Persian Empire, Greek influence under Alexander the Great, and later the Islamic Caliphates.
Translations
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Origin
From Medieval Latin calīphātus, equivalent to caliph + -ate.From Medieval Latin calīphātus, equivalent to caliph + -ate.
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