Temporal

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French temporel, from Latin temporalis, from tempor-, tempus time

• 14th Century

Definitiions

• 1a : of or relating to time as opposed to eternity

b : of or relating to earthly life

c : lay or secular rather than clerical or sacred : civil <lords temporal>

• 2: of or relating to grammatical tense or a distinction of time
• 3a : of or relating to time as distinguished from space

b : of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time : chronological

Synonyms

earthbound earthen, earthly, earthy, mundane, secular, tellurian, telluric, terrene, terrestrial, worldly, ephemeral, evanescent, fleet, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporary, transient, transitory, lay