- caliph, calif, kaliph, kalif, khalif, khalifah - the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world"
--1 is a kind of ruler, swayer; Muslim, Moslem, Mohammedan, Muhammedan, Muhammadan, Islamist
--1 has particulars: Ali