temporal
adjective
[ ˈtɛmp(ə)r(ə)l ]
• relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular.
• "the Church did not imitate the secular rulers who thought only of temporal gain"
Similar:
secular,
non-spiritual,
worldly,
profane,
material,
mundane,
earthly,
terrestrial,
non-religious,
lay,
carnal,
fleshly,
mortal,
corporeal,
sublunary,
terrene,
• relating to time.
• "the spatial and temporal dimensions of human interference in complex ecosystems"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French temporel or Latin temporalis, from tempus, tempor- ‘time’.
temporal
adjective
• of or situated in the temples of the head.
• "arterial biopsy usually confirms the diagnosis of temporal arteritis"
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin temporalis, from tempora ‘the temples’ (see temple2).
