Main Entry: ¹tem·po·ral

Pronunciation: \ˈtem-p(ə-)rəl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French temporel, from Latin temporalis, from tempor-, tempus time

Date: 14th century

1 a : of or relating to time as opposed to eternity b : of or relating to earthly life c : lay or secular rather than clerical or sacred : civil <lords temporal>
2 : of or relating to grammatical tense or a distinction of time
3 a : of or relating to time as distinguished from space b : of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time : chronological

— tem·po·ral·ly adverb