Definitions for temporal

Definitions for (noun) temporal

Main entry: temporal, temporal role

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


Definitions for (adj) temporal

Main entry: temporal

Definition: of this earth or world

Usage: temporal joys; our temporal existence


Main entry: temporal

Definition: not eternal

Usage: temporal matters of but fleeting moment- F.D.Roosevelt


Main entry: secular, worldly, temporal

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

Usage: worldly goods and advancement; temporal possessions of the church


Main entry: temporal

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

Usage: temporal bone


Main entry: temporal

Definition: of or relating to or limited by time

Usage: temporal processing; temporal dimensions; temporal and spacial boundaries; music is a temporal art


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