Caliphate
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Caliphate Definition
(n)
the
era
of
Islam
''
s
ascendaancy
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
"
(n)
the
territorial
jurisdiction
of
a
caliph
(n)
the
office
of
a
caliph
Caliphate Synonyms
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