
noun, plural tem·po·ral·i·ties.
- temporal character or nature; temporariness.
- something temporal.
- Usually temporalities. a worldly or secular possession, revenue, or the like, as of the church or clergy.
noun plural -ties
- the state or quality of being temporal
- something temporal
- (often plural) a secular possession or revenue belonging to a Church, a group within the Church, or the clergy
n.late 14c., from Late Latin temporalitas, from temporalis (see temporal).