temporal
18
7.6
- adjective
- /ˈtɛmpərəl/
- Formal
:
temporal
- He's the chief temporal adviser to the emir... ...on moral and ethical matters.
- temporal power
- temporal and spiritual
- temporal realm
He takes on a temporal mode of existence at the creation of the world.
- He takes on a temporal mode of existence at the creation of the world.
Examples
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My father did what was needed to strip temporal power from your father.
Fiction book (1990) -
The difference is in trusting that this world is temporal, while the next is eternal.
Blog text (26) -
The power in the military, the temporal, and the spiritual power.
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Is this temporal or spiritual?
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He looks after the interests of the church, in temporal matters, at least.
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The laws of hospitality have temporal as well as territorial limits.
Academic text (1990) -
The next item on the agenda provided a solution for these administrative and temporal difficulties.
Academic text (1996) -
But she waved her hand at me, as if temporal matters didn't concern her.
Fiction book (1999) -
In Hamilton, at least, the combination of religious and temporal differences resulted in the alienation of nearly half the congregation.
Academic text (2000) -
The artist captured the fleeting beauty of temporal moments in her paintings.
Synonyms
143
4.7
Not connected with religion, about everyday and public life
75
4.5
Relating to the physical world and everyday life, not the spiritual
30
5.8
Interested in money and possessions rather than religion
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
2
5.9
A brain condition that causes repeated seizures in the side of the brain, often with memory loss and strange movements
- Specialized
1
6.8
A blood vessel on the side of the head that carries blood to the temple and scalp
- Specialized
1
6.7
The part of the brain near the temples that helps you hear and remember things
- Specialized
1
7.8
Swelling of a blood vessel at the temple causing headaches, jaw pain, and sometimes vision loss
- Specialized
A vein in the temple area that carries blood away from nearby muscles
- Specialized
A small artery that brings blood to the front of the brain near the temple
- Specialized
A tube near the temple that carries blood to a larger vein behind the jaw
- Specialized
A blood vessel on the temple that brings blood to the middle part of the brain near the ear
- Specialized
A blood vessel that carries blood to the back of the brain near the temples
- Specialized
A vein on the side of the head above the ear that drains blood from the scalp
- Specialized
A fold on the outer surface of the side of the brain that helps process sound and memory
- Specialized
The outer corner of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet near the temple
- Specialized
A broad muscle on the side of the head that lifts the lower jaw to close the mouth
How Temporal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Temporal comes from the Latin tempus, which means 'time', and is the same root you see in temporary. In older use it meant things that belong to time rather than the eternal, so temporal often means 'worldly' or about material life.