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Meaning of temporal in English
Pronunciation
/ˈtɛmp(ə)rəl/
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Classifying Adjective
temporal
Definitions
1.
not eternal
Examples
« temporal matters of but fleeting moment- F.D.Roosevelt »
Synonyms
impermanent
temporary
2.
of the material world
Examples
« temporal possessions of the church »
Synonyms
worldly
3.
concerned with secular rather than sacred matters
Examples
« lords temporal and spiritual »
Synonyms
profane
4.
of this earth or world
Examples
« temporal joys »
« our temporal existence »
Synonyms
earthly
Noun
temporal
Definitions
1.
the semantic role of the noun phrase that designating the time of the state or action denoted by the verb
Qualitative Adjective
temporal
Etymology
Middle English: from Old French temporel or Latin temporalis, from tempus, tempor-‘time’
Definitions
1.
of or relating to or limited by time
Examples
« temporal processing »
« temporal dimensions »
« temporal and spacial boundaries »
« music is a temporal art »
2.
of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit)
Examples
« temporal bone »