temporal

adjective

ˈtem-p(ə-)rəl How to pronounce temporal (audio)
Definition of temporalnext
1
as in mundane
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven do not worry about temporal concerns, but instead focus on spiritual matters

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2
as in secular
not involving religion or religious matters administrators on campus are in place to deal with students' temporal needs, and spiritual advisors are available to help students with their nontemporal needs

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Recent Examples of temporal Research shows that drops in hormones actually shrink the volume of gray matter in a woman’s hippocampus and frontal and temporal cortices, which are key for memory and executive function. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 July 2026 An autopsy report obtained by Entertainment Weekly states that multiple bilateral temporal calvarial fractures and a brain injury were also revealed. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026 Throw it on before bed for a creeping loss of temporal traction and wild dreams. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026 Though editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis (a Yorgos Lanthimos regular) cuts the film with brisk concision, there’s also a welcome temporal elasticity here — the sense that life can change in the blink of an eye, but also stall for undefined passages. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for temporal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temporal
  1. mundane
  2. secular
  3. terrestrial
  4. physical
  5. earthly
  6. bodily
  7. animal
Adjective
  • Ordinary concerns like money do intrude on occasion, pitting working-class locals against wealthy tourists, but not to the point that the gang is beholden to anything so mundane as a set work schedule.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Once a lawyerly panel, a takeover by a trio of conservatives deeply mistrustful of the state’s voting system has turned the board’s once mundane meetings into boisterous events packed with crowds of cheering and jeering activists.
    — Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of mundane
Adjective
  • These and other initiatives are focusing on secular Jews and adherents to Reform Judaism.
    — Giovanna Dell'Orto, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • Those protests insisting on secular citizenship were led by Muslim community organizations and students and supported by secular Indians.
    — Yamini Aiyar, Time, 29 July 2026
Definition of secular
Adjective
  • Future markets identified in the prospectus also include energy production on Mars, space tourism, and point-to-point terrestrial travel.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But terrestrial eruptions make up only a fraction of Earth’s volcanic activity.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 July 2026
Definition of terrestrial
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  • Divers rotate every 20 minutes to reduce fatigue and the physical demands of wearing nearly 100 pounds of equipment.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The question is whether the cultural infrastructure will follow the physical one fast enough.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of physical
Adjective
  • Terry’s earthly life may have ended, but his dream does not have to.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But Roosevelt continued to press for progressive tax reform even after Long departed from the political (and earthly) stage.
    — Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of earthly
Adjective
  • While one group of works treats gravity as an anchor to bodily existence, another examines documents and archives, asking how words—our primary instruments of connection—can simplify experience, distort truth and generate misunderstanding.
    — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Among the charges Bessent pleaded guilty to were manslaughter with a weapon, vehicular manslaughter, leaving the scene of a deadly accident, leaving the scene of an accident with serious bodily injury and reckless driving.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of bodily
Adjective
  • Vegetable Oils Vegetable and seed oils are some of the richest non-animal dietary sources of CoQ10.
    — Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 16 July 2026
  • Computer models and other non-animal testing methods still aren’t the best available science, critics contend.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Definition of animal

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