Difference between revisions of "Temporal"
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==Definitiions== | ==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]] | ||
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==Synonyms== | ==Synonyms== | ||
earthbound | earthbound |
Revision as of 18:51, 31 October 2013
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French temporel, from Latin temporalis, from tempor-, tempus time
Definitiions
- 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