anticaliphate

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English

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Etymology 1

From anticaliph +‎ -ate, or anti- +‎ caliphate.

Noun

anticaliphate (plural anticaliphates)

  1. A government having the pretence of featuring the real caliph, as opposed to another caliphate claiming to succeed to the Islamic State of Muhammad under a caliph.
Translations

Etymology 2

From anti- +‎ caliphate.

Adjective

anticaliphate (comparative more anticaliphate, superlative most anticaliphate)

  1. Belonging to the political stance of repudiating the idea of caliphate to rule.