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English to English noun
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the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth |  | Example: many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world
source: wordnet30
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Successor or vicar; -- a title of the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spiritual rulers, now used by the sultans of Turkey. | | source: webster1913
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