temporality

[ tem-puh-ral-i-tee ]

/ ˌtɛm pəˈræl ɪ ti /

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noun, plural tem·po·ral·i·ties.

temporal character or nature; temporariness.

something temporal.

Usually temporalities. a worldly or secular possession, revenue, or the like, as of the church or clergy.

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Origin of temporality

1350–1400; Middle English temporalite<Late Latin temporālitās.See temporal¹, -ity

Words nearby temporality

tempo, tempolabile, temporal, temporal bone, temporal hour, temporality, temporalize, temporal lobe, temporal-lobe epilepsy, temporally, temporal summation

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How to use temporality in a sentence

If worship is confined to the idolization of the sun or the cat, every one realizes the temporality of the matter.
The Positive Outcome of Philosophy|Joseph Dietzgen
The temporality of all things—even of the great imperturbable trees—is a thought of endless visitation in Nature.
Child and Country|Will Levington Comfort
I would have brought him to no longer regretting his temporality; I would have made him an idol.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 6 (of 6)|Hippolyte A. Taine
We can apprehend the eternal essence of God because the temporality of our thought is accidental to its meaning.
The Philosophy of Spinoza|Baruch de Spinoza

The conviction and judgment in a civil court would not touch his temporality.
The Last Chronicle of Barset|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for temporality

temporality

/ (ˌtɛmpəˈrælɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state or quality of being temporal

something temporal

(often plural) a secular possession or revenue belonging to a Church, a group within the Church, or the clergy

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temporality

Origin of temporality

Words nearby temporality

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How to use temporality in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for temporality