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nontemporal

adjective

Definition of nontemporalnext
as in celestial

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Recent Examples of nontemporal Where Reasons End is set in a nontemporal, nonphysical place. — Eve Bowen, The New York Review of Books, 5 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nontemporal
  1. celestial
  2. metaphysical
  3. heavenly
  4. unworldly
  5. unearthly
  6. spiritual
  7. divine
Adjective
  • This celestial warrior has been protecting Marisol (Jade Santana) without her knowing it throughout her life.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, plans need to be made to deal with the logistics of several celestial vehicles taxiing and docking at the port and eventually at a permanent moon settlement.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of celestial
Adjective
  • Dürrenmatt is more focused on moral than metaphysical questions.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • More recently, Reid was a series regular on Prime Video’s metaphysical Western drama Outer Range opposite Josh Brolin and Imogen Poots.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of metaphysical
Adjective
  • Set on the edge of the Village of Lindos, the heavenly parcel and its glass-like waters are nearly encased by rocks with stretches of smooth sand on either side.
    — Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Eleven years before that, Super Bowl XLIX gave us an all-time finish, from Jermaine Kearse’s heavenly juggle to Malcolm Butler’s fateful pick at the goal line.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of heavenly
Adjective
  • Internationally, however, the film’s distribution prospects rest largely on Cotillard, also burdened with the heaviest dramatic lifting to do as the stricken, unworldly protagonist who bridges the film’s two improbably connected realms.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • Channels the inner, bestial urges to release an unworldly howl that pushes back any nearby enemies.
    — Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Definition of unworldly
Adjective
  • During Argentina’s semifinal victory, against England, Messi, who is still playing at the unearthly age of thirty-nine, spent the opening hour of the match being buffeted and bypassed by the action.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • Pots simmered on the stove with paella, fruit rotted in bowls next to the junk mail, and the pantry was full of old rusted cans of strange unearthly edibles—bamboo shoots and snails in sauce and lemons floating in brine.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
Definition of unearthly
Adjective
  • In the years since grit’s heyday, much of American culture has succumbed to a state of emotional and spiritual defeat.
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Leadership continuously draws from a finite reserve of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual energy.
    — Dennis Volpe, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of spiritual
Adjective
  • Our go-tos are the classic pepperoni and the hot sausage with brown butter sage (divine, truly).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Cinny Biscuits At The Bake Shop and Cafe in Cleveland, Shawnda Moye offers the Cinny, a warm cinnamon roll-meets-biscuit that somehow becomes more divine when paired with a cup of hot chocolate or coffee.
    — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of divine

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“Nontemporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nontemporal. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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