temporality
Americannoun
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temporal character or nature; temporariness.
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something temporal.
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Usually temporalities. a worldly or secular possession, revenue, or the like, as of the church or clergy.
noun
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the state or quality of being temporal
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something temporal
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(often plural) a secular possession or revenue belonging to a Church, a group within the Church, or the clergy
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of temporality
1350–1400; Middle English temporalite < Late Latin temporālitās. See temporal 1, -ity
Example Sentences
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That’s because Nelson’s sons Lukas and Micah understand their father’s unique position in temporality with an intimacy the rest of us will never comprehend.
From Washington Post • May 2, 2023
It said it has temporality grounded its fleet of SF-260 TP trainer planes.
From Reuters • Jan. 25, 2023
And I feel like practices that are performance-based, that have a durational relation to materials, that are functioning within their own temporality outside of these market calendars — there is a power to that.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2022
Black hair disobeys temporality as surely as it does gravity ...
From Salon • Jul. 26, 2022
I would have brought him to no longer regretting his temporality; I would have made him an idol.
From The Modern Regime, Volume 2 by Durand, John
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