TEMPORAL


Meaning of TEMPORAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tempərəl ]

1.

Temporal powers or matters relate to ordinary institutions and activities rather than to religious or spiritual ones. ( FORMAL )

...their spiritual and temporal leader.

= secular

≠ spiritual

ADJ : ADJ n

2.

Temporal means relating to time. ( FORMAL )

One is also able to see how specific acts are related to a temporal and spatial context...

ADJ : ADJ n

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