temporal

nouns

the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb

adjectives

not eternal
"temporal matters of but fleeting moment"- F.D.Roosevelt
is similar to
not permanent; not lasting
"politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"
of or relating to or limited by time
"temporal processing"; "temporal dimensions"; "temporal and spacial boundaries"; "music is a temporal art"
pertains to
of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit)
"temporal bone"
pertains to
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
"worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church"
of this earth or world
"temporal joys"; "our temporal existence"
is similar to
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
"earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home"