temporality
temporal character or nature; temporariness.
something temporal.
Usually temporalities. a worldly or secular possession, revenue, or the like, as of the church or clergy.
Origin of temporality
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How to use temporality in a sentence
If worship is confined to the idolization of the sun or the cat, every one realizes the temporality of the matter.
The Positive Outcome of Philosophy | Joseph DietzgenThe temporality of all things—even of the great imperturbable trees—is a thought of endless visitation in Nature.
Child and Country | Will Levington ComfortI would have brought him to no longer regretting his temporality; I would have made him an idol.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 6 (of 6) | Hippolyte A. TaineWe can apprehend the eternal essence of God because the temporality of our thought is accidental to its meaning.
The Philosophy of Spinoza | Baruch de SpinozaThe conviction and judgment in a civil court would not touch his temporality.
The Last Chronicle of Barset | Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for 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
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