Caliphian

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the caliph, a Muslim political leader. not-comparable

    "...the cruelty of the passions and the superlative cruelty informing the whole social system. For example, we should not dream of dwelling on the more serious functions of the caliphian eunuchs."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of caliphian. alt-of, not-comparable

    "They find illegal, the dissociation of the Caliphate and Sultanate, in short, the transfer of the Caliphian powers to a body of persons."

Synonyms

All synonyms
caliphal

Example

More examples

"...the cruelty of the passions and the superlative cruelty informing the whole social system. For example, we should not dream of dwelling on the more serious functions of the caliphian eunuchs."

Etymology

From caliph + -ian.

More for "caliphian"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.