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
  • While Europe will experience a total solar eclipse, millions of Americans will instead witness a partial solar eclipse followed by the annual Perseid meteor shower, creating an unusual back-to-back celestial spectacle.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement Muller suggests the best time to watch the celestial event is after midnight, but advises heading to an area with low light pollution.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of celestial
Adjective
  • That Dante lived during both the 13th and 14th centuries — and that Tosches’ movements as his novel’s protagonist take place at the start of the 21st century — means nothing in Schnabel’s meta-metaphysical realm.
    — A.D. Amorosi, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The war on language is more metaphysical than just the policing of proper social justice terminology, Williams argues.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of metaphysical
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  • Hathaway topped off her heavenly look with an effortlessly wavy up-do and an ethereal blush-nude makeup look.
    — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • To map out these heavenly realms takes a certain amount of ego and pollyannaism otherwise absent from Reilly’s worldview.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Definition of heavenly
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  • 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
  • Between these firsthand testimonies from veterans, his own medical miracle, and the spiritual experience, Perry became convinced that helping legitimize ibogaine should be his life’s mission.
    — Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • His research has included brain scans of people in prayer, meditation, rituals, and trance states, as well as surveys of people's spiritual experiences and attitudes.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of spiritual
Adjective
  • Better-known are the New York state sites where Smith reported his original divine revelations — or the sites of his followers’ embattled settlements in Missouri and Illinois before their ultimate move to Utah.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • This espresso martini popsicle delivers rich, divine indulgence in a perfectly frozen form.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of divine

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“Nontemporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nontemporal. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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