caliphate
(noun) the office of a caliph
caliphate
(noun) the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph
Caliphate
(noun) the era of Islam’s ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community; “their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
caliphate (plural caliphates)
A unified Islamic government for the Muslim world, ruled by a caliph.
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Source: Wiktionary
Cal"i*phate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. califat.]
Definition: The office, dignity, or government of a caliph or of the caliphs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 January 2025
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
