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Meaning of 'temporal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Temporal [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery.
2 . Temporal [ n.]
- Of or pertaining to time, that is, to the present life, or this world; secular, as distinguished from sacred or eternal.
- Civil or political, as distinguished from ecclesiastical; as, temporal power; temporal courts.
- Anything temporal or secular; a temporality; -- used chiefly in the plural.

Meaning of 'temporal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . temporal [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to or limited by time
Example in sentence:
  • music is a temporal art;
  • temporal and spacial boundaries;
  • temporal dimensions;
  • temporal processing
Meaning (2):
- of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit)
Example in sentence:
  • temporal bone
Meaning (3):
- characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
Example in sentence:
  • temporal possessions of the church;
  • worldly goods and advancement
4 . temporal [ s]
Meaning (4):
- of this earth or world
Example in sentence:
  • our temporal existence;
  • temporal joys
Meaning (5):
- not eternal
Example in sentence:
  • temporal matters of but fleeting moment

Nearby Words:

temerarious temeration temerity temerous tempean temper tempera temperable temperament temperamental

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