temporal
Pertaining to duration
Temporal relates to time, as opposed to eternity or the spiritual realm.
In religious contexts, temporal concerns are worldly matters—temporal power versus spiritual authority.
More broadly, temporal describes anything involving time: temporal sequence, temporal patterns in data.
In anatomy, temporal refers to the temples of the head: the temporal bone, temporal lobe.
Experienced in practical affairs
- earthlyOf this world
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- nonspiritualNot relating to religion
- materialPhysical matter; pertinent
profane · lay · civic · civil · everyday · ordinary · terrestrial · mortal
Passing very quickly
- transitoryBrief in duration
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- briefShort in duration
- impermanentNot meant to last
passing · evanescent · transient · fading · short-lived · fugacious · vanishing · perishable
Ordered display of events
- eraDistinct historical period
- epochDistinct historical period
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- durationLength of existence
sequence · succession · continuity · interval · synchrony · antiquity · prehistory · futurity
Rounded projecting part
- boneHard skeletal tissue
- skullHead's bone casing
- fossaAnatomical depression or hollow
- regionIndefinite bounded area
muscle · artery · mandible · jaw · forehead · temple · cranial · squamous
Repeating sequence of events
- periodicityRecurring at regular intervals
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- timingArt of choosing moments
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
regularity · seasonal · circadian · diurnal · nocturnal · lunar · annual · weekly
worldly
Experienced in practical affairs
- earthlyOf this world
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- nonspiritualNot relating to religion
material · profane · lay · civic · civil · everyday · ordinary · terrestrial · mortal · finite
fleeting
Passing very quickly
- transitoryBrief in duration
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- briefShort in duration
impermanent · passing · evanescent · transient · fading · short-lived · fugacious · vanishing · perishable · flicker
timeline
Ordered display of events
duration · sequence · succession · continuity · interval · synchrony · antiquity · prehistory · futurity · century
lobe
Rounded projecting part
region · muscle · artery · mandible · jaw · forehead · temple · cranial · squamous · sphenoid
cycle
Repeating sequence of events
- periodicityRecurring at regular intervals
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- timingArt of choosing moments
recurrence · regularity · seasonal · circadian · diurnal · nocturnal · lunar · annual · weekly · daily
temporaleternal
Lasting without end
permanent · everlasting · perpetual · endless · lasting
temporalspiritual
Relating to the soul
religious · sacred · ecclesiastical · holy · divine
temporaleternal
Lasting without end
spiritual · otherworldly · heavenly · celestial · transcendent
- temporary tattoosRemovable body art
- temporal lobesSide brain regions for hearing
- temporary housingNon-permanent place to live
- temporary workerStaff hired briefly
- temporary reliefFleeting alleviation of distress
- temporary structuresConstructions not meant to last
temporary, contemporary, temporize, extemporaneous, contemporaneous, temporality, temporizing, contemporaries, contemporaneously