[tem.po.ral] adj [ME, fr. L temporalis, fr. tempor-, tempus time] (14c) 1 a: 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 ~"
2: of or relating to grammatical tense or a distinction of time 3 a: of or relating to time as distinguished from space b: of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time: chronological -- tem.po.ral.ly adv
[2]temporal n [MF, fr. temporal, adj.] (1541): a temporal part (as a bone or muscle) [3]temporal adj [MF, fr. LL temporalis, fr. L tempora temples] (1597): of or relating to the temples or the sides of the skull behind the orbits