temporal

1 of 3

adjective (1)

tem·po·ral

: of or relating to time as opposed to eternity

: of or relating to earthly life

: lay or secular rather than clerical or sacred : civil

lords temporal

: of or relating to grammatical tense or a distinction of time

: of or relating to time as distinguished from space

: of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time : chronological

temporally adverb

temporal

2 of 3

noun

: a bodily part (such as a bone or muscle) that is near the temples or the sides of the skull behind the orbits : a temporal part

temporal

3 of 3

adjective (2)

: of or relating to the temples or the sides of the skull behind the orbits

Did you know?

Temporal existence is often contrasted with spiritual existence, which many religions teach is eternal. The American system of government features a separation of church and state—that is, a separation of spiritual and temporal authority. But such separation is relatively recent. In past centuries, the Roman Catholic Church exerted temporal authority—that is, political power—throughout much of Europe, and the Church of England has always been officially headed by the temporal ruler of Great Britain. Temporal isn't always used in religious contexts; for example, child psychologists often measure "temporal processing"—that is, speed of thinking—in children with mental difficulties. Note that temporal may also mean "near the temples (of the head);" thus, your brain's temporal lobes are situated at your temples. But this temporal is based on a different Latin root.

Example Sentences

Adjective (1) The struggle of the dispersed Tibetan people is made all the more newsworthy by the nonviolent emphasis of their spiritual and temporal leader, the Nobel Peace laureate Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in Dharamsala, India.

Flynne Bachleda, Publisher's Weekly, 15 Aug. 1994 By eschewing history and politics, The Last Train From Madrid leeches war of its particular temporal context, providing an eight-year-old with his first glimpse of war as eternal anonymous suffering.

Donald Hall, Harper's, May 1991 … each in their own way wanted an authority which could both uphold the law and maintain the order of society; once the first age was over, the consequence of this was the de facto separation between those who maintained the law … and the men of the sword who had the power to enforce temporal order.

Albert Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples, 1991 The history of life is not a continuum of development, but a record punctuated by brief, sometimes geologically instantaneous, episodes of mass extinction and subsequent diversification. The geological time scale maps this history, for fossils provide our chief criterion in fixing the temporal order of rocks.

Stephen Jay Gould, Wonderful Life, 1989

Word History

Etymology

Adjective (1)

Middle English temporal, temporel "transitory, worldly, material, of secular society," borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin temporālis "of time (in grammar), temporary, relating to time as opposed to eternity" (Medieval Latin, "lay, secular"), from tempor-, tempus "time, period of time" + -ālis -al entry 1 — more at tempo

Noun

borrowed from Middle French, noun derivative of temporal, adjective, "of the temple" — more at temporal entry 3

Adjective (2)

borrowed from Middle French timporal, temporal, borrowed from Late Latin temporālis, from Latin tempor-, tempus temple entry 2 + -ālis -al entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1541, in the meaning defined above

Adjective (2)

1597, in the meaning defined above

temporal

adjective

as in terrestrial

having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven do not worry about temporal concerns, but instead focus on spiritual matters

Synonyms & Similar Words

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terrestrial
mundane
physical
bodily
earthly
animal
worldly
corporeal
sublunary
terrene
earthbound
carnal
corporal
material
daily
fleshly
diurnal
earthborn
anthropocentric
anthropic
unspiritual
anthropical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

nontemporal
celestial
heavenly
spiritual
metaphysical
unworldly
unearthly
religious
supernal
divine
empyrean
sacred
empyreal
devotional
utopian
extraterrestrial
transcendental
supernatural
transcendent
Elysian
ethereal

as in secular

not involving religion or religious matters administrators on campus are in place to deal with students' temporal needs, and spiritual advisors are available to help students with their nontemporal needs

Synonyms & Similar Words

secular
physical
earthly
nonreligious
corporal
profane
bodily
terrestrial
mundane
worldly
pagan
godless
atheistic
religionless
terrene
lay
irreligious
laical
substantial
paganish
material
nonclerical
laic
carnal
nondenominational
nonsectarian
fleshly
blasphemous
impious
irreverent
unhallowed
sacrilegious
unconsecrated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

religious
spiritual
divine
sacred
holy
metaphysical
pious
godly
prayerful
sacrosanct
reverent
consecrated
worshipful
immaterial
devout
hallowed
insubstantial
ethereal
nonphysical
unsubstantial
incorporeal
churchly
sanctified
bodiless

单词	temporal
释义	temporal 1 of 3 adjective (1) tem·po·ral 1 a : of or relating to time as opposed to eternity b : of or relating to earthly life c : lay or secular rather than clerical or sacred : civil lords temporal 2 : of or relating to grammatical tense or a distinction of time 3 a : of or relating to time as distinguished from space b : of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time : chronological temporally adverb temporal 2 of 3 noun : a bodily part (such as a bone or muscle) that is near the temples or the sides of the skull behind the orbits : a temporal part temporal 3 of 3 adjective (2) : of or relating to the temples or the sides of the skull behind the orbits Did you know? Temporal existence is often contrasted with spiritual existence, which many religions teach is eternal. The American system of government features a separation of church and state—that is, a separation of spiritual and temporal authority. But such separation is relatively recent. In past centuries, the Roman Catholic Church exerted temporal authority—that is, political power—throughout much of Europe, and the Church of England has always been officially headed by the temporal ruler of Great Britain. Temporal isn't always used in religious contexts; for example, child psychologists often measure "temporal processing"—that is, speed of thinking—in children with mental difficulties. Note that temporal may also mean "near the temples (of the head);" thus, your brain's temporal lobes are situated at your temples. But this temporal is based on a different Latin root. Synonyms Adjective (1) carnal earthborn earthbound earthly fleshly material mundane sublunary terrene terrestrial worldly See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective (1) The struggle of the dispersed Tibetan people is made all the more newsworthy by the nonviolent emphasis of their spiritual and temporal leader, the Nobel Peace laureate Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in Dharamsala, India. Flynne Bachleda, Publisher's Weekly, 15 Aug. 1994 By eschewing history and politics, The Last Train From Madrid leeches war of its particular temporal context, providing an eight-year-old with his first glimpse of war as eternal anonymous suffering. Donald Hall, Harper's, May 1991 … each in their own way wanted an authority which could both uphold the law and maintain the order of society; once the first age was over, the consequence of this was the de facto separation between those who maintained the law … and the men of the sword who had the power to enforce temporal order. Albert Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples, 1991 The history of life is not a continuum of development, but a record punctuated by brief, sometimes geologically instantaneous, episodes of mass extinction and subsequent diversification. The geological time scale maps this history, for fossils provide our chief criterion in fixing the temporal order of rocks. Stephen Jay Gould, Wonderful Life, 1989 Word History Etymology Adjective (1) Middle English temporal, temporel "transitory, worldly, material, of secular society," borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin temporālis "of time (in grammar), temporary, relating to time as opposed to eternity" (Medieval Latin, "lay, secular"), from tempor-, tempus "time, period of time" + -ālis -al entry 1 — more at tempo Noun borrowed from Middle French, noun derivative of temporal, adjective, "of the temple" — more at temporal entry 3 Adjective (2) borrowed from Middle French timporal, temporal, borrowed from Late Latin temporālis, from Latin tempor-, tempus temple entry 2 + -ālis -al entry 1 First Known Use Adjective (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun 1541, in the meaning defined above Adjective (2) 1597, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing temporal deep temporal artery temporal bone temporal summation temporal lobe temporal artery temporal thermometer temporal artery thermometer superficial temporal artery middle temporal artery deep temporal artery temporal bone temporal summation temporal lobe temporal artery temporal thermometer temporal artery thermometer superficial temporal artery middle temporal artery See More Medical Definition temporal 1 of 3 adjective tem·po·ral ˈtem-p(ə-)rəl : of or relating to time as distinguished from space also : of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time temporal 2 of 3 noun : a temporal part (as a bone or muscle) temporal 3 of 3 adjective : of or relating to the temples or the sides of the skull behind the orbits temporal adjective 1 as in terrestrial having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven do not worry about temporal concerns, but instead focus on spiritual matters Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance terrestrial mundane physical bodily earthly animal worldly corporeal sublunary terrene earthbound carnal corporal material daily fleshly diurnal earthborn anthropocentric anthropic unspiritual anthropical Antonyms & Near Antonyms nontemporal celestial heavenly spiritual metaphysical unworldly unearthly religious supernal divine empyrean sacred empyreal devotional utopian extraterrestrial transcendental supernatural transcendent Elysian ethereal See More 2 as in secular not involving religion or religious matters administrators on campus are in place to deal with students' temporal needs, and spiritual advisors are available to help students with their nontemporal needs Synonyms & Similar Words secular physical earthly nonreligious corporal profane bodily terrestrial mundane worldly pagan godless atheistic religionless terrene lay irreligious laical substantial paganish material nonclerical laic carnal nondenominational nonsectarian fleshly blasphemous impious irreverent unhallowed sacrilegious unconsecrated Antonyms & Near Antonyms religious spiritual divine sacred holy metaphysical pious godly prayerful sacrosanct reverent consecrated worshipful immaterial devout hallowed insubstantial ethereal nonphysical unsubstantial incorporeal churchly sanctified bodiless See More
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