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tem⋅po⋅ral

1  [tem-per-uhl, tem-pruhl]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to time.
2. pertaining to or concerned with the present life or this world; worldly: temporal joys.
3. enduring for a time only; temporary; transitory (opposed to eternal ).
4. Grammar.
a. of, pertaining to, or expressing time: a temporal adverb.
b. of or pertaining to the tenses of a verb.
5. secular, lay, or civil, as opposed to ecclesiastical.
–noun Usually, temporals.
6. a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality.
7. something that is temporal; a temporal matter or affair.
Origin:
1300–50; ME (adj. and n.) < L temporālis, equiv. to tempor- (s. of tempus) time + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
tem⋅po⋅ral⋅ly, adverb
tem⋅po⋅ral⋅ness, noun

tem⋅po⋅ral

2  [tem-per-uhl, tem-pruhl] Anatomy, Zoology
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or situated near the temple or a temporal bone.
–noun
2. any of several parts in the temporal region, esp. the temporal bone.
Origin:
1535–45; < LL temporālis, equiv. to tempor- (s. of tempus) temple 2 + -ālis -al 1
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tem·po·ral 1   (těm'pər-əl, těm'prəl)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or limited by time: a temporal dimension; temporal and spatial boundaries.
  2. Of or relating to the material world; worldly: the temporal possessions of the Church.
  3. Lasting only for a time; not eternal; passing: our temporal existence.
  4. Secular or lay; civil: lords temporal and spiritual.
  5. Grammar Expressing time: a temporal adverb.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin temporālis, from tempus, tempor-, time.]
tem'po·ral·ly adv.
tem·po·ral 2   (těm'pər-əl, těm'prəl)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or near the temples of the skull.

[Late Latin temporālis, from Latin tempora, pl. of tempus, temple.]
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Temporal

Tem"po*ral\, a. [L. temporalis, fr. tempora the temples: cf. F. temporal. See Temple a part of the head.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery.

Temporal bone, a very complex bone situated in the side of the skull of most mammals and containing the organ of hearing. It consists of an expanded squamosal portion above the ear, corresponding to the squamosal and zygoma of the lower vertebrates, and a thickened basal petrosal and mastoid portion, corresponding to the periotic and tympanic bones of the lower vertebrates.

Temporal

Tem"po*ral\, a. [L. temporalis, fr. tempus, temporis, time, portion of time, the fitting or appointed time: cf. F. temporel. Cf. Contemporaneous, Extempore, Temper, v. t., Tempest, Temple a part of the head, Tense, n., Thing.]

1. Of or pertaining to time, that is, to the present life, or this world; secular, as distinguished from sacred or eternal.

The things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. --2 Cor. iv. 18.

Is this an hour for temporal affairs? --Shak.

2. Civil or political, as distinguished from ecclesiastical; as, temporal power; temporal courts.

Lords temporal. See under Lord, n.

Temporal augment. See the Note under Augment, n.

Syn: Transient; fleeting; transitory.

Temporal

Tem"po*ral\, n. Anything temporal or secular; a temporality; -- used chiefly in the plural. --Dryden.

He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor or temporals. --Lowell.
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Language Translation for : temporal
Spanish: transitorio, pasajero, temporal,
German: vorübergehend,
Japanese: 一時の
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temporal 
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."
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Main Entry: 1tem·po·ral
Pronunciation: 'tem-p(&-)r&l
Function: adjective
: of or relating to time as distinguished fromspace; also : of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time —tem·po·ral·ly /-E/ adverb

Main Entry: 2temporal
Function: noun
: a temporal part (as a bone or muscle)

Main Entry: 3temporal
Function: adjective
: of or relating to the temples or the sides of the skull behind the orbits
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temporal tem·po·ral2 (těm'pər-əl, těm'prəl)
adj.
Abbr. temp.
Of, relating to, or near the temples of the skull.

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temporal   (těm'pər-əl)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to or near the bones that form the sides and part of the base of the skull.
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