temporalty

noun

tem·​po·​ral·​ty

ˈtemp(ə)rəltē,

-ti

plural -es

1

a

obsolete : temporality sense 1a

b

: temporality sense 1b

2

: lay persons (as lords temporal and commons) : laity

—distinguished from spirituality

Word History

Etymology

Middle English temporalte, from Middle French temporalité, from Medieval Latin temporalitat-, temporalitas

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