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temporal

/ˈtɛm.pəɹ.əl/

noun

Meaning

  • (chiefly in the plural) Anything temporal or secular; a temporality.

adjective

Meaning

  • (also grammar) Of or relating to time.

  • Of limited time; transient; passing; not perpetual.

  • Of or relating to the material world, as opposed to spiritual.

  • Lasting a short time only.

  • Civil or political, as distinguished from ecclesiastical.

    "temporal power; temporal courts"