Sinonim caliph

English Thesaurus

1. the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth (noun.person)

hypernym	:	moslem, muslim,
definition	:	a believer in or follower of Islam (noun.person)

hypernym	:	ruler, swayer,
definition	:	a person who rules or commands (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	ali,
definition	:	the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects (noun.person)