The meaning of Temporal

adjective

Relating to physical, especially sexual, needs and activities.

Usage examples:

Carnal desire

adjective

Relating to the physical feelings and desires of the body

adjective

Relating to a person's body, especially as opposed to their spirit.

Usage examples:

He was frank about his corporeal appetites

adjective

Physical and not spiritual

adjective

Relating to the earth or human life.

Usage examples:

Water is liquid at normal earthly temperatures

adjective

Relating to human desire or bodily appetites; sensual.

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Fleshly pleasures

adjective

Relating to the physical body, not the mind or the soul

Usage examples:

He is someone who finds it difficult to curb his fleshly (= sexual) desires.

verb

Put (something) down gently or carefully.

Usage examples:

She laid the baby in his cot

noun

Used with an abstract noun so that the phrase formed has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun used, e.g. ‘lay the blame on’ means ‘to blame’.

Usage examples:

She laid great stress on little courtesies

adjective

Not ordained into or belonging to the clergy.

Usage examples:

A lay preacher

noun

The matter from which a thing is or can be made.

Usage examples:

Goats can eat more or less any plant material

adjective

Denoting or consisting of physical objects rather than the mind or spirit.

Usage examples:

The material world

noun

A type of physical thing, such as wood, stone, or plastic, having qualities that allow it to be used to make other things

Usage examples:

A hard/soft material, the sculpture was made of various materials, including steel, copper wire, an…

adjective

(of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death.

Usage examples:

All men are mortal

noun

A human being subject to death, as opposed to a divine being.

Usage examples:

Capacities only possible of god rather than mortals

adjective

(of living things, esp. people) unable to continue living forever; having to die

Usage examples:

Humans are mortal and we all eventually die., as the ship began to sink, they realized they were in…

adjective

Lacking interest or excitement; dull.

Usage examples:

His mundane, humdrum existence

adjective

Ordinary and not interesting in any way

Usage examples:

The show was just another mundane family sitcom.

adjective

Not relating to or involving religion

Usage examples:

I prefer to send non-religious cards at christmas., they decided to have a non-religious marriage c…

adjective

Not relating to that which is sacred or religious; secular.

Usage examples:

A talk that tackled topics both sacred and profane

verb

Treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect.

Usage examples:

It was a serious matter to profane a tomb

adjective

(esp. of words) offensive because of not respecting religion, or offensive because of being rude

Usage examples:

Profane language, his letter is too profane to print, but it is very funny, too.

adjective

Not connected with religious or spiritual matters.

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Secular buildings

noun

A secular priest.

Usage examples:

Most priests were seculars, living in the world and working amongst ordinary people.

adjective

Not having any connection with religion

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Secular society/music/education

adjective

Belonging to this world as contrasted with a better or more spiritual one.

Usage examples:

The concept was irrational to sublunary minds

adjective

Relating to the world or life on earth, especially in contrast to the spiritual world

Usage examples:

It came to an end at last, however, like all sublunary things., sublunary world one feels as close …

adjective

Of or like earth.

Usage examples:

Terrene dust

adjective

On or relating to the earth.

Usage examples:

Increased ultraviolet radiation may disrupt terrestrial ecosystems

noun

An inhabitant of the earth.

Usage examples:

That is certainly plausible enough, but is he really the man to lecture us terrestrials on the dist…

adjective

Relating to the planet earth, or living or existing on the land rather than in the sea or air

Usage examples:

Newton investigated terrestrial and celestial motion., marine and terrestrial environments

adjective

(of a person) experienced and sophisticated.

Usage examples:

She was much more worldly than nora and dismissed the slur

adjective

Having to do with physical things and ordinary life

Usage examples:

Worldly success, she lost all her worldly possessions in the fire., he’s older and more worldly tha…