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kalif

/ˈkeɪ.lɪf/

Übersetzung: Titel des religiösen und weltlichen Oberhaupts der muslimischen Gemeinde, der als Stellvertreter Gottes auf Erden gilt.

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noun

/ˈkeɪ.lɪf/C1formal
  • deTitel des religiösen und weltlichen Oberhaupts der muslimischen Gemeinde, der als Stellvertreter Gottes auf Erden gilt.

A noun referring to the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state, regarded as a representative of Allah on earth.

  1. Muslim leaderC1formalpolitical

    The supreme civil and religious leader of a Muslim state, considered to be the representative of God on earth.

    deMuslimischer Anführer

    • The kalif was regarded as the head of the entire Muslim community.
    • In medieval times, the kalif held both political and spiritual authority.
    • Historians study the succession of kalifs after the Prophet Muhammad.
    • The kalif's decrees were law in the caliphate.

    Synonymecaliphkaliphkhalif