TEMPORAL


Meaning of TEMPORAL in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' tem-p( ə -)r ə l

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French temporel, from Latin temporalis, from tempor-, tempus time

Date: 14th century

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 temporal >

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 adverb

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.