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temporality

[ tem-puh-ral-i-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural tem·po·ral·i·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.

temporality

/ ˌtɛmpəˈrælɪtɪ /

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

1350–1400; Middle English temporalite < Late Latin temporālitās. See temporal ¹, -ity

If worship is confined to the idolization of the sun or the cat, every one realizes the temporality of the matter.

The temporality of all things—even of the great imperturbable trees—is a thought of endless visitation in Nature.

I would have brought him to no longer regretting his temporality; I would have made him an idol.

We can apprehend the eternal essence of God because the temporality of our thought is accidental to its meaning.

The conviction and judgment in a civil court would not touch his temporality.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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