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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In its atmosphere of gnawing discomfort with imposed secrecy about bad men, “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” is a uniquely dimensional work of character and temporality.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025
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
At BlackStar, Nkiru’s nonlinear, intergenerational story will be part of a larger conversation about form, temporality and the visual language of contemporary Black cinema.
From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2022
In the interval, Douglas’s rights in Aberbrothock had been transferred to James Beaton, archbishop of Glasgow, and he was now without title or temporality.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various
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