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Temporality
Pronunciation : Tem`po*ral"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. temporalitas, in LL., possessions of the church: cf. F. temporalit?.]
Definition : 1. The state or quality of being temporary; -- opposed to perpetuity.
2. The laity; temporality. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
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. Supreme head, . . . under God, of the spirituality and temporality of the same church. Fuller.
pl. Temporalities.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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