22 May 2018
temporal(1)
[tem-per-uh l, tem-pruh l]
adjective
1. of or relating to time.
2. pertaining to or concerned with the present life or this world; worldly:
temporal joys.
3. enduring for a time only; temporary; transitory (opposed to eternal )
4. Grammar.
of, relating to, or expressing time:
a temporal adjective, such asrecent, or a temporal adverb, such asrecently.
of or relating to the tenses of a verb.
5. secular, lay, or civil, as opposed to ecclesiastical.
noun, Usually, temporals
6. a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality.
7. something that is temporal; a temporal matter or affair.
Origin of temporal(1)
Middle English, Latin
1300-1350; Middle English (adj. and noun) < Latin temporālis, equivalent to tempor- (stem of tempus) time + -ālis -al1
Related forms
temporally, adverb
temporalness, noun
temporal(2)
[tem-per-uh l, tem-pruh l] Anatomy, Zoology
adjective
1. of, relating to, or situated near the temple or a temporal bone.
noun
2. any of several parts in the temporal region, especially the temporal bone.
Origin
1535-45; Late Latin temporālis, equivalent to tempor- (stem of tempus) temple2+ -ālis -al1
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Examples from the Web for temporal
Contemporary Examples
Naturalism tells us that mystics had temporal lobe epilepsy.
Eben Alexander Has a GPS for Heaven
Patricia Pearson
October 8, 2014
Re-reading your own work, especially at some temporal distance, is a dangerous business.
Kerouac Biographer Gets Back on the Road
Dennis McNally
October 2, 2014
Compulsive writing, or hypergraphia, is a well-known, if uncommon, symptom of temporal lobe epilepsy.
The Seizure Medication That Turns You Into a Poet
Cat Ferguson
September 12, 2014
But a drug like lamotrigine is not selective, and so it also affects the behavior of the rest of the temporal lobe.
The Seizure Medication That Turns You Into a Poet
Cat Ferguson
September 12, 2014
The temporal judgment regarding the bothers was guilty, and both were sentenced to death.
How the North Carolina GOP Made a Wrongfully Convicted Man a Death Row Scapegoat
Michael Daly
September 4, 2014
Historical Examples
The Pharisees had need to keep alliance with the temporal powers.
Understanding the Scriptures
Francis McConnell
The love of temporal dominion was ruining the Church of Rome.
Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II
Charlotte Mary Yonge
Their temporal sorrows have awakened their spiritual energies.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II
Francis Augustus Cox
It seemed a long time to Amelia before she awoke again to temporal things.
Tiverton Tales
Alice Brown
And observe how this bears on the question of the temporal power.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
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Today’s quote
In the silence and the solitude, we hear no more than the essential.
– Unknown (quote on the Chemin Trail, France)
On this day
22 May – International Day of Biodiversity
22 May 1927 – A 7.9 magnitude earthquake hits the city of Xining in the Chinese province of Quinghai, killing up to 200,000 people. It is the 5th deadliest earthquake recorded.
22 May 1972 – Ceylon changes its name to Sri Lanka to break away from its colonial past. Ceylon had been the colonial name given by Great Britain to the island. The name itself was derived from Portuguese when part of the island was a colony of Portugal.
22 May 2010 – Jordan Romero, a 13 year old U.S. boy, becomes the youngest person to conquer Mt Everest.