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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caliph \Ca"liph\, n. [OE. caliphe, califfe F. calife (cf. Sp califa), fr Ar khal[=i]fan successor, fr khalafa to succed.] Successor or vicar; -- a title of the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spiritual rulers, now used by the sultans of Turkey. [Written also {calif}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: caliph n : the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state; a successor of Muhammad [syn: {calif}, {kaliph}, {kalif}, {khalif}]
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