Home › Words › A › anticaliphateanticaliphateanticaliphate · noun — 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.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom anticaliph + -ate, or anti- + caliphate.nounA 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.adjBelonging to the political stance of repudiating the idea of caliphate to rule.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.anticaliph 93% match — Someone who has the pretence of forming a government featuring the real caliph, as opposed to another caliphate claiming to succeed of Muhammad under a caliph. vs anticaliphate →caliphate 64% match — Monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph. vs anticaliphate →caliphatic 64% match — Pertaining to a caliphate. vs anticaliphate →caliphal 63% match — Of or relating to a caliph or a caliphate. vs anticaliphate →caliphian 63% match — Of or relating to the caliph, a Muslim political leader. vs anticaliphate →caliphatist 62% match — A supporter of the caliphate. vs anticaliphate →caliphally 62% match — In the manner of a caliph. vs anticaliphate →caliph 61% match — The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad. vs anticaliphate →