- the state or quality of being temporal
- something temporal
- (often plural) a secular possession or revenue belonging to a Church, a group within the Church, or the clergy
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tem•po•ral•i•ty
(tem′pə ral′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties.
- temporal character or nature;
temporariness. - something temporal.
- Usually, temporalities. a worldly or secular possession, revenue, or the like, as of the church or clergy.
- Late Latin temporālitās. See temporal1, -ity
- Middle English temporalite 1350–1400
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temporality /ˌtɛmpəˈrælɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
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