/ ˈtempərəl; NAmE / adjective
1.
( formal ) connected with the real physical world, not spiritual matters :
Although spiritual leader of millions of people, the Pope has no temporal power.
2.
( formal ) connected with or limited by time :
a universe which has spatial and temporal dimensions
3.
( anatomy ) near the temple(s) at the side of the head :
the right temporal lobe of the brain
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WORD ORIGIN
senses 1 to 2 Middle English : from Old French temporel or Latin temporalis , from tempus , tempor- time.
sense 3 late Middle English : from late Latin temporalis , from tempora the temples, plural of tempus temple of the head.