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What is the difference between caliphate and caliph?

caliphate | caliph |

Caliph is a related term of caliphate.



As nouns the difference between caliphate and caliph

is that caliphate is a unified federal Islamic government for the Muslim world, ruled by an elected head of state or caliph while caliph is the political leader of the Muslim world, successor of Muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual.

caliphate

English

Alternative forms

* khalifate

Noun

(en noun)
  • A unified federal Islamic government for the Muslim world, ruled by an elected head of state or caliph.

    • Related terms

    * Caliph; Caliphist, Caliphism

    Anagrams

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    caliph

    English

    Alternative forms

    * calif, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifa

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The political leader of the Muslim world, successor of Muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual.
    • Ahmadis call their Caliph the Khalifatul Masih .

    Related terms

    * caliphate