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Civil or political, as distinguished from ecclesiastical; as, temporal power; temporal courts.
Anything temporal or secular; a temporality; -- used chiefly in the plural.
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The state or quality of being temporary; -- opposed to perpetuity.
The laity; temporality.
That which pertains to temporal welfare; material interests; especially, the revenue of an ecclesiastic proceeding from lands, tenements, or lay fees, tithes, and the like; -- chiefly used in the plural.
In a temporal manner; secularly.
Worldliness.
The laity; secular people.
A secular possession; a temporality.
Temporarity.
In a temporary manner; for a time.
The quality or state of being temporary; -- opposed to perpetuity.
Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary relief.
A temporizer.
The act of temporizing.
To comply with the time or occasion; to humor, or yield to, the current of opinion or circumstances; also, to trim, as between two parties.
To delay; to procrastinate.
To comply; to agree.
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