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Synonyms for temporal

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  1. Transitory

    temporary, transient, ephemeral; see temporary.

  2. Worldly

    secular, earthly, mundane; see worldly 1, 2, materialistic.

See temporal in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


adjective
  1. Relating to or characteristic of the earth or of human life on earth:

    earthbound, earthen, earthly, earthy, mundane, secular, tellurian, telluric, terrene, terrestrial, worldly. See body, culture, place
  2. Lasting or existing only for a short time:

    ephemeral, evanescent, fleet, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporary, transient, transitory. See continue, time
  3. Not religious in subject matter, form, or use:

    lay2, profane, secular, worldly. See sacred

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