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caliphate noun[ C ] uk /ˈkæl.ɪ.feɪt/ us /ˈkeɪ.lɪ.fət/ an Islamic state, especially one ruled by a single religious and political leader (伊斯兰)哈里发国 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Religious buildings & places abbey abbey church ashram cathedral chapel friary gurdwara hermitage holy city minster monastery mosque nunnery pagoda stupa synagogue tabernacle the Holy See United Church of Canada vicarage
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Different chiefs established different kingdoms or "caliphates," whose dominion became political rather than religious. He aimed at the temporal power of a caliph, and soon established a rival caliphate in Africa, where he had obtained a considerable sovereignty. The great revolution which had swept over North Africa, and now spread to Egypt, arose out of the old controversy over the legitimacy of the caliphate. They used the claim of the family of Ali, not because they believed in any divine right or any caliphate, but because some flag had to be flourished in order to rouse the people. |