temporality

American  

[tem-puh-ral-i-tee] / ˌtɛm pəˈræl ɪ ti /

noun

plural

temporalities

1. temporal character or nature; temporariness.

2. something temporal.

3. Usually temporalities. a worldly or secular possession, revenue, or the like, as of the church or clergy.

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temporality British  

/ ˌtɛmpəˈrælɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state or quality of being temporal

2. something temporal

3. (often plural) a secular possession or revenue belonging to a Church, a group within the Church, or the clergy

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Etymology

Origin of temporality

1350–1400; Middle English temporalite < Late Latin temporālitās. See temporal ¹, -ity

Example Sentences

In its atmosphere of gnawing discomfort with imposed secrecy about bad men, “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” is a uniquely dimensional work of character and temporality.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

It said it has temporality grounded its fleet of SF-260 TP trainer planes.

From Reuters • Jan. 25, 2023

And I didn't say it to him at the time, but actually my dissertation was going to be about temporality in ethnicity and 20th century literature.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2022

In this approach, there is a distinction between hearing versus listening; the former is a surface-level awareness of space and temporality, and the second is an act of immersive focus.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2022

We can apprehend the eternal essence of God because the temporality of our thought is accidental to its meaning.

From The Philosophy of Spinoza by Ratner, Joseph