Definitions for temporal
ˈtɛm pər əl, ˈtɛm prəltem·po·ral

Princeton's WordNet(3.80 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. temporal role, temporal(adj)

   the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb

2. temporal(adj)

   not eternal

   "temporal matters of but fleeting moment"- F.D.Roosevelt

3. temporal(adj)

   of or relating to or limited by time

   "temporal processing"; "temporal dimensions"; "temporal and spacial boundaries"; "music is a temporal art"

4. temporal(adj)

   of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit)

   "temporal bone"

5. worldly, secular, temporal(adj)

   characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

   "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church"

6. temporal(adj)

   of this earth or world

   "temporal joys"; "our temporal existence"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Temporal(adj)

   of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery

2. Temporal(noun)

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

3. Temporal(noun)

   civil or political, as distinguished from ecclesiastical; as, temporal power; temporal courts

4. Temporal(noun)

   anything temporal or secular; a temporality; -- used chiefly in the plural

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1. Temporal

   Temporal is collection of music by Love Spirals Downwards, an ethereal band on the US record label, Projekt Records. It includes several previously unreleased songs.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Temporal

   tem′por-al, adj. pertaining to time, esp. to this life or world—opposed to eternal: worldly, secular, or civil—opposed to sacred or ecclesiastical.—n. Temporal′ity, what pertains to temporal welfare: (pl.) secular possessions, revenues of an ecclesiastic proceeding from lands, tithes, and the like.—adv. Tem′porally.—n. Tem′poralness.—adv. Tem′porarily.—n. Tem′porariness.—adjs. Tem′porary, Temporā′neous, for a time only: transient.—n. Temporisā′tion.—v.i. Tem′porise, to comply with the time or occasion: to yield to circumstances.—ns. Tem′poriser; Tem′porising.—adv. Tem′porisingly. [Fr.,—L. tempus, time.]

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1. temporal

   Relating to a bone of the skull in the head.

   The temporal bones are located in the head.

   Submitted by MaryC on September 6, 2020  

How to pronounce temporal?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of temporal in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of temporal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of temporal in a Sentence

1. Marion Woodman:

   It is amazing that our souls -- our eternal essences, with all their hopes an dreams and visions of an eternal world -- are contained within these temporal bodies.

2. Stanley Weiss:

   We expect that at some time it will help diminish the spread of COVID-19, based on the assumptions that persons who are infected and recover will have protective immunity, however, with SARS, data suggested protective immunity was of limited duration. Thus, the precise temporal dynamics may prove very important. For example, there could be recurrent waves. We hope with COVID-19, but do not yet know that they wont become re-infected.

3. John Collomosse:

   One of the forms of tampering we can detect is the removal of short segments of the video. These are temporal tampers. And we can detect up to three seconds of tampering. So, if a video is several hours long and you just remove three seconds of that video, we can detect that.

4. John Ashcroft:

   Unique among the nations, America recognized the source of our character as being godly and eternal, not being civic and temporal. And because we have understood that our source is eternal, America has been different. We have no king but Jesus.

5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:

   Let us put our trust in God and console ourselves with the thought that all is well, if it is in accordance with the will of the Almighty, as He knows best what is profitable and beneficial to our temporal happiness and our eternal salvation.

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