Caliph is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for CALIPH in dictionary:

NOUN:
• (Arabic) an Eastern ruler, also CALIF, KALIF, KALIPH, KHALIF
• the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of Muhammad. The caliph ruled in Baghdad until 1258 and then in Egypt until the Ottoman conquest of 1517; the title was then held by the Ottoman sultans until it was abolished in 1924 by Atatürk.
• Muslim ruler
• Successor or vicar; -- a title of the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spiritual rulers, now used by the sultans of Turkey.
• the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
• the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of Muhammad. The caliph ruled in Baghdad until 1258 and then in Egypt until the Ottoman conquest of 1517; the title was then held by the Ottoman sultans until it was abolished in 1924 by Atatürk.
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• a Muslim leader

Words related to CALIPH

calif10 caliphal15 caliphs14 kalif12 kaliph15 khalif16 khalifa17 khalifah21

Words that contain CALIPH

caliphs14 caliphal15 caliphate16 caliphates17

How to use CALIPH in a sentence

• She was married, whilst very young, to the Caliph Mowiah.
• My first care was to present myself before the Caliph, and give him an account of my embassy.
• The fourth caliph of this line, El-Moizz, conquered Egypt about 969, founded the modern Cairo, and made it his capital.
• The contrast is at the least marked between the Caliph of the Prophet and the children of the Holy Catholic Church.
• Baghdad, the capital of Assyria, was founded during the reign of the Caliph Abu-Jasar-Almansor.
• She had once played before the Caliph under amazing circumstances.
• A variety of magnificent presents attested the esteem of the caliph for his Christian friend.
• Moreover, if such a caliph were ever to be again, an Osmanli sultan would not be a strong candidate.
• On the 8th of March, 1805, Eaton advanced into the Desert westward, towards the famous land of Cyrene, like Aryandes the Persian, and Amrou, general of the Caliph Omar.
• When the jealous fit of the caliph was over he sent for the two exiles.
• Later he went to Bagdad, where he wrote verses in praise of the caliph Motawakkil and of the members of his court.
• At the head of it the Caliph saw a man dressed in scarlet and gold, riding a handsome horse.
• The Caliph listened, and heard a low moaning and sobbing, which seemed to come from a room down the passage.
• When the Caliph recovered from his astonishment he said that he was now, indeed, enchanted and hoped to remain so always.
• One day, the Caliph called on the Vizier, as the youth was repeating his statement.
• Having sung most delightfully, the caliph expressed his admiration.
• I avoided the towns till I arrived in the empire of the commander of the faithful, the renowned caliph Haroun al Raschid, when I ceased to fear.
• The caliph, much satisfied with the changes that had happened through his means, acted in such a manner as will perpetuate his memory to all ages.
• I at last arrived safe at Bagdad, and immediately waited upon the caliph, to give him an account of my embassy.
• The Caliph placed the box with the magic powder in his girdle, and, having directed his train to remain behind, he set out alone with his Grand Vizier.
• They went through the spacious gardens of the Caliph, and looked around, but in vain, for some living thing, that they might try their trick.
• The Caliph approved the proposal of the Vizier, and they went together to the pond.
• As soon, however, as she saw the Caliph and Vizier she gave a loud scream of joy.
• The arrival of the Caliph excited the greatest wonder.
• So they were brought in to the caliph, who opened them with his own hand.
• In the time of Omar, the second caliph, the coinage, already a trust of great importance, had been committed to the care of a Jew.
• The stories must have been told in their present shape a good long while after the Caliph died, when nobody knew very exactly what had really happened.
• Noureddin and the Fair Persian Balsora was the capital of a kingdom long tributary to the caliph.
• So he prostrated himself before the throne of the Caliph and tried to obey, but the words stuck in his throat, and he remained silent.
• At these words, Ali Cogia presented the vase to the Caliph, and uncovered it.

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