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temporal

/ˈtɛm.pə.ɹəl/noun, adjective3 syllables

Temporal means: characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world.

Synonyms for temporal22

noun, as in the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb

temporal role

adjective, as in characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

worldly, secular, economic, material, materialistic, mercenary, worldly-minded, mundane, terrestrial, earthly, profane, sophisticated

adjective, as in not eternal

impermanent, temporary

adjective, as in of this earth or world

earthly

also used for temporal

lay, civil, areligious, irreligious, laicist, laicistic, chronological

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What does temporal mean?6

adjective

1

characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world“worldly goods and advancement”

2

not eternal“temporal matters of but fleeting moment”

3

of this earth or world“temporal joys”

4

of or relating to or limited by time“temporal processing”

5

of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit)“temporal bone”

noun

1

the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Temporal in a sentence

  • Our memories are stored in the temporal-lobe of the brain.robbieheslop
  • It took Tom a while to understand the rules of temporal sequence in indirect speech.Ergulis

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of temporal

as a noun

plural
temporals