The rate or degree of movement in time.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
1. Pertaining to this life or this world or the body only; secular; as temporal concerns; temporal affairs. In this sense, it is opposed to spiritual. Let not temporal affairs or employments divert the mind from spiritual concerns, which are far more important.
2. In this sense also it is opposed to ecclesiastical; as temporal power, that is, secular, civil or political power; temporal courts, those which take cognizance of civil suits. temporal jurisdiction is that which regards civil and political affairs.
3. Measured or limited by time, or by this life or this state of things; having limited existence; opposed to eternal.
4. The things which are seen are temporal but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18 .
5. In grammar, relating to a tense; as a temporal augment.
6. Pertaining to the temple or temples of the head; as the temporal bone; a temporal artery or vein; temporal muscle.
Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery.
1. Of or pertaining to time, that is, to the present life, or this world; secular, as distinguished from sacred or eternal.
2. Civil or political, as distinguished from ecclesiastical; as, temporal power; temporal courts.
3. Anything temporal or secular; a temporality; -- used chiefly in the plural.
1. TEMPORAL'ITIES
2. TEM'PORALLY, adverb With respect to time or this life only.
of Temporality
1. The state or quality of being temporary; -- opposed to perpetuity.
2. The laity; temporality.
3. That which pertains to temporal welfare; material interests; especially, the revenue of an ecclesiastic proceeding from lands, tenements, or lay fees, tithes, and the like; -- chiefly used in the plural.
In a temporal manner; secularly.
Worldliness. [Not used.]
Secular possessions; revenues of an ecclesiastic proceeding from lands, tenements, or lay-fees, tithes and the like. It is opposed to spiritualities.
1. The laity; secular people. [Little used.]
2. Secular possessions. [ See Temporalities .]
1. The laity; secular people.
2. A secular possession; a temporality.
Temporary. [Little used.]
Temporarity.
For a time only; not perpetually.
In a temporary manner; for a time.
The state of being temporary; opposed to perpetuity.
The quality or state of being temporary; -- opposed to perpetuity.
Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; as, the patient has obtained temporary relief. There is a temporary cessation of hostilities. There is a temporary supply of provisions. In times of great danger, Rome appointed a temporary dictator.
Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary relief.
A temporizer.
The act of temporizing.
The act of temporizing.
1. To comply with the time or occasion; to humor or yield to the current of opinion or to circumstances; a conduct that often indicates obsequiousness.
3. But outwardly they needs must temporize
4. To delay; to procrastinate.
5. Well, you till temporize with the hours. [Little used.]
6. To comply. [Not in use.]
1. To comply with the time or occasion; to humor, or yield to, the current of opinion or circumstances; also, to trim, as between two parties.
2. To delay; to procrastinate.
3. To comply; to agree.
of Temporize
One who yields to the time, or complies with the prevailing opinions, fashions or occasions; a trimmer.
One who temporizes; one who yields to the time, or complies with the prevailing opinions, fashions, or occasions; a trimmer.
Complying with the time, or with the prevailing humors and opinions of men; time-serving.
of Temporize
In a temporizing or yielding manner.
Temporo-
Webster's Dictionary 1913
A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the temple, or temporal bone; as, temporofacial.
No thesaurus entries found for "tempo".
King James Bible KJV Bible
Berean Standard Bible BSB Bible
1 KJV and 3 BSB verses contain “tempo”
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.