temporal

English

/ˈtɛm.pəɹ.əl/

adj
Definitions
  • (also) Of or relating to time.
  • Of limited time; transient; passing; not perpetual.
  • Of or relating to the material world, as opposed to spiritual (spiritual).
  • Lasting a short time only.
  • Civil or political, as distinguished from ecclesiastical.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English temporal borrowed from Old French temporal derived from Latin temporālis (temporal).

Origin

Latin

temporālis

Gloss

temporal

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