Definitions for caliphate

caliphate cal·iph·ate

Spelling: [kal-uh-feyt, -fit, key-luh-]
IPA: /ˈkæl əˌfeɪt, -fɪt, ˈkeɪ lə-/

Caliphate is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 470 anagrams from letters in caliphate (aacehilpt).

Definitions for caliphate

noun

  1. the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.

Origin of caliphate

First recorded in 1725-35; caliph + -ate3

Examples for caliphate

Soon it became clear that establishing a caliphate was their objective.

Are we helping indirectly the militants to build their caliphate?

Because that was the name of the leader of the first Islamic caliphate, established after the Prophet Muhammad died in 632.

The very nature of their claims to the caliphate made them more timid.

The Hall of Ambassadors is assigned to the epoch of the caliphate.

And these three particular teens also might have been encouraged to see a trip to the caliphate as a way to rebel.

The new Wahabi state was a close counterpart of the Meccan caliphate.

In the 8th century this country was traversed by an army of the caliphate.

They do not distinguish between the caliphate and the Sultanat.

Some time ago, I too left my comfortable life in Britain to export the idea of building a Khilafah [caliphate].

Word Value for caliphate
Scrable

16

Words with friends

18

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