Temporal - Definition

adj 1: not eternal; "temporal matters of but fleeting moment"-
F.D.Roosevelt
2: of or relating to or limited by time; "temporal processing";
"temporal dimensions"; "temporal and spacial boundaries";
"music is a temporal art"
3: of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind
the orbit); "temporal bone"
4: characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed
to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement";
"temporal possessions of the church" [syn: worldly,
secular, temporal] [ant: unworldly]
5: of this earth or world; "temporal joys"; "our temporal
existence"
n 1: the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the
time of the state or action denoted by the verb [syn:
temporal role, temporal]