temporal

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable, relational, usually) Of or relating to the material world, as opposed to sacred or clerical.
2. (not-comparable, relational, usually) Relating to time:
3. (euphemistic, not-comparable, relational, usually) Relating to time:
4. (not-comparable, relational, usually) Relating to time:
5. (not-comparable, relational, usually) Relating to time:
6. (not-comparable, relational, usually) Relating to time:

Noun

Anything temporal or secular; a temporality.

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of temporal bone.
2. Any of a reptile's scales on the side of the head between the parietal and supralabial scales, and behind the postocular scales.

Opposite of

spiritual, ecclesiastical

Synonyms

secular

worldly

earthly

mundane

temporary

transient

sublunary

temporal role

terrestrial

time

⌚

transitory

for the time being

hour

impermanent

laic

lay

material

momentarily

quite

rather

reasonably

season

secularistic

space

stint

sublunar

temporally

term

unconsecrated

wordly

for a time

worldy

of time

TMP

temporal marker

age

temporal basic operation

appointment

chronologic

chronological

civic

civil

clocking

cosmic

day

earthborn

evanescent

Translations

temporale

⌚

temporel

⌚

temporal

temporal

temporal

zeitlich

temporär

geçici

temporalis

temporaire

fani

mundano

weltlich

χρονικός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛm.pə.ɹəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: temporal, temporel

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

From Middle English temporal, temporel (“transitory, worldly, material, of secular society”), from Old French temporel or Latin temporālis (“of time (in grammar), temporary, relating to time as opposed to eternity”), from tempus (“time, period, opportunity”) + -ālis.