temporal
1[ tem-per-uh l, tem-pruh l ]
/ ˈtɛm pər əl, ˈtɛm prəl /
adjective
noun Usually temporals.
a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality.
something that is temporal; a temporal matter or affair.
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RELATED WORDS
materialistic, sensual, earthly, physical, transitory, secular, lay, mortal, ephemeral, passing, transient, temporary, fugitive, carnal, civil, earthy, fleshly, mundane, profane, terrestrial
Nearby words
- temple, william,
- templet,
- tempo,
- tempolabile,
- tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis,
- temporal arteritis,
- temporal artery,
- temporal bone,
- temporal fossa,
- temporal gyrus
Origin of temporal
11300–50; Middle English (adj. and noun) < Latin temporālis, equivalent to tempor- (stem of tempus) time + -ālis -al1
temporal
2[ tem-per-uh l, tem-pruh l ]
/ ˈtɛm pər əl, ˈtɛm prəl /
adjective
of, relating to, or situated near the temple or a temporal bone.
noun
any of several parts in the temporal region, especially the temporal bone.
Origin of temporal
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Examples from the Web for temporal
temporal
1/ (ˈtɛmpərəl, ˈtɛmprəl) /
adjective
of or relating to time
of or relating to secular as opposed to spiritual or religious affairsthe lords spiritual and temporal
lasting for a relatively short time
grammar of or relating to tense or the linguistic expression of time in generala temporal adverb
Word Origin for temporal
C14: from Latin temporālis, from tempus time
adjective
anatomy of, relating to, or near the temple or temples
Word Origin for temporal
C16: from Late Latin temporālis belonging to the temples; see temple ²
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temporal
mid-14c., "worldly, secular," later "of time, terrestrial, earthly" (late 14c.), "temporary, lasting only for a time" (late 14c.), from Old French temporal, from Latin temporalis "of time, temporary," from tempus (genitive temporis) "time, season, proper time or season," of unknown origin. Related: Temporality.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
temporal
[ tĕm′pər-əl, tĕm′prəl ]
adj.
Of, relating to, or near the temples of the skull.
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temporal
[ tĕm′pər-əl ]
Relating to or near the bones that form the sides and part of the base of the skull.
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