[ˈtɛmp(ə)rəl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular
(e.g: the Church did not imitate the secular rulers who thought only of temporal gain)

- relating to time
(e.g: the spatial and temporal dimensions of human interference in complex ecosystems)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French temporel or Latin temporalis, from tempus, tempor- ‘time’

[ˈtɛmp(ə)rəl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of or situated in the temples of the head
(e.g: arterial biopsy usually confirms the diagnosis of temporal arteritis)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin temporalis, from tempora ‘the temples’ (see temple)