temporalism
noun
tem·po·ral·ism
\ˈtemp(ə)rəˌlizəm\
Definition of temporalism
-s
: a philosophical doctrine that emphasizes the ultimate reality of time and temporal things as contrasted with doctrines which reduce the temporal to a manifestation of the eternal — compare eternalism
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Origin and Etymology of temporalism
1temporal + -ism
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