Temporal or secular things, affairs, business; temporal authority. ? Obsolete.

Chiefly in plural. Possessions or benefits pertaining to the church or the clergy as a return for spiritual service; property or rights associated…

Chiefly in plural. Possessions or benefits pertaining to the church or the clergy as a return for spiritual service; property or rights associated…

plural. Temporal or material possessions (esp. of the church or clergy).

Temporal power, possession, or estate; temporality, n.; chiefly in plural = temporalities.

plural. Things sacred. Obsolete.

the person or body responsible for the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of a bishopric or archbishopric while the see is vacant. Also Keeper of the Spiritu…

plural. Things belonging to this life, temporal goods. Cf. temporality, n. 1b. Obsolete.

A general term for objects connected with the religious worship of the Incas, as idols, temples, grave-mounds, etc.

plural. Sacred obligations, feelings, etc.; also quasi-concrete, objects possessing sanctity.

With plural agreement. Things endowed with sacred significance.

That which belongs to or relates to the church or the clergy. Cf. sense A. 4. As a count noun (in plural). Property, revenue, or goods belonging…