Definition of Califates

1. califate [n] - See also: califate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Califates

calicoplasty
calicos
calicotomy
calicular
caliculi
caliculus
caliculus gustatorius
calid
calidity
caliduct
caliducts
caliectasis
calif
califate
califates (current term)
california group viruses
californidine
californite
californium
californiums
califs
caligation
caliginosity
caliginous
caliginousness
caligo
caligoes
caligos
caligraphic

Literary usage of Califates

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Historic Note-book: With an Appendix of Battles by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1891)
"... for three centuries exceeded the Roman empire in extent ; but in 970 there were three califates, viz. one at Bagdad, one at Cairo, and one at Cordova. ..."

2. The Field of Philosophy: An Introduction to the Study of Philosophy by Joseph Alexander Leighton (1919)
"The civilization of the Arab califates was relatively barren in both fields. It is true that philosophy reflects the individualities of its authors more ..."

3. The Powers and Aims of Western Democracy by William Milligan Sloane (1919)
"The califates, eastern and western, were the depositories of knowledge throughout the dark ages of Europe. With the fall of Constantinople the By- ..."

4. Palestine, Or, The Holy Land: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Michael Russell (1833)
"... of Solomon had stood; This conqueror was assassinated at Jerusalem in 643 ; after which, the establishment of several califates in Arabia and Syria, ..."

5. Palestine, Or, The Holy Land: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Michael Russell (1836)
"This conqueror was assassinated at Jerusalem in 643; after which, the establishment of several califates in Arabia and Syria, the fall of the ..."

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