c.1340, "worldly, secular," later "of time, terrestrial, earthly" (c.1375), "temporary, lasting only for a time" (1382), from O.Fr. temporal, from L. temporalis "of time, temporary," from tempus (gen. temporis) "time, season, proper time or season."
not eternal; "temporal matters of but fleeting moment"- F.D.Roosevelt
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of or relating to or limited by time; "temporal processing"; "temporal dimensions"; "temporal and spacial boundaries"; "music is a temporal art"
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of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit); "temporal bone"
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characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church" [syn: worldly] [ant: beguile]
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of this earth or world; "temporal joys"; "our temporal existence"
noun
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the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb [syn: temporal role]
Main Entry: 1tem·po·ral Pronunciation: 'tem-p(&-)r&l Function: adjective : of or relating to time as distinguished from
space; also: of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time —tem·po·ral·ly/-E/adverb
Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous\, a. [L. contemporaneus; con- + tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous.] Living, existing, or occurring at the same time; contemporary. The great age of Jewish philosophy, that of Aben Esra, Maimonides, and Kimchi, had been contemporaneous with the later Spanish school of Arabic philosophy. --Milman -- Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness, n.
Con*tem"po*ra*ry\, a. [Pref. con- + L. temporarius of belonging to time, tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous.]1. Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous. This king [Henry VIII.] was contemporary with the greatest monarchs of Europe. --Strype. 2. Of the same age; coeval. A grove born with himself he sees, And loves his old contemporary trees. --Cowley.
Ex*tem"po*re\, adv. [L. ex out + tempus, temporis, time. See Temporal.] Without previous study or meditation; without preparation; on the spur of the moment; suddenly; extemporaneously; as, to write or speak extempore. --Shak. -- a. Done or performed extempore. "Extempore dissertation." --Addison. "Extempore poetry." --Dryden. -- n. Speaking or writing done extempore. [Obs.] --Bp. Fell.
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