Found 2 items, similar to khalif.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: khalif
khalif
n : 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” [syn:
caliph,
calif,
kaliph,
kalif,
khalifah]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: khalif
Caliph
\Ca"liph\ (k[=a]"l[i^]f), n. [OE. caliphe, califfe, F.
calife (cf. Sp. califa), fr. Ar. khal[=i]fan successor, fr.
khalafa to succed (i. e. a successor of Mohammed).]
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. [Written also
calif,
kaliph,
kalif,
khalif.]
[1913 Webster]