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View synonyms for temporality
temporality
[ tem-puh-ral-i-tee ]
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.
temporality
/ ˌtɛmpəˈrælɪtɪ /
noun
- 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of temporality1
1350–1400; Middle English temporalite < Late Latin temporālitās. See temporal 1, -ity
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Example Sentences
If worship is confined to the idolization of the sun or the cat, every one realizes the temporality of the matter.
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The temporality of all things—even of the great imperturbable trees—is a thought of endless visitation in Nature.
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I would have brought him to no longer regretting his temporality; I would have made him an idol.
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We can apprehend the eternal essence of God because the temporality of our thought is accidental to its meaning.
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The conviction and judgment in a civil court would not touch his temporality.
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