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temporality noun [ ˌtɛmpəˈralɪti ]

• the state of existing within or having some relationship with time.
• "like spatial position, temporality is an intrinsic property of the object"
• a secular possession, especially the properties and revenues of a religious body or a member of the clergy.
• "proposals were put forward in Parliament for appropriating the temporalities of the clergy"
Origin: late Middle English (denoting temporal matters or secular authority): from late Latin temporalitas, from temporalis (see temporal1).


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