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kalif

/ˈkeɪ.lɪf/

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noun

/ˈkeɪ.lɪf/C1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее гражданского и религиозного лидера мусульманского государства, считающегося представителем Аллаха на земле.

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.

    ruМусульманский лидер

    • 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.

    Synonymscaliphkaliphkhalif