adj.1 of worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; of this life; secular.
2 of or relating to time.
3 Gram. relating to or denoting time or tense (temporal conjunction).
4 of the temples of the head (temporal artery; temporal bone).
Phrases and idioms:
temporal power the power of an ecclesiastic, esp. the Pope, in temporal matters.
Derivatives:
temporally adv.
Etymology: ME f. OF temporel or f. L temporalis f. tempus -oris time