1.the semantic role of the noun phrase that designating the time of the state or action denoted by the verb
2.not eternal;
temporal matters of but fleeting moment- F.D.Roosevelt
3.of or relating to or limited by time;
temporal processing
4.of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit);
temporal bone
5.of the material world;
temporal possessions of the church
6.concerned with secular rather than sacred matters;
lords temporal and spiritual
7.of this earth or world;
temporal joys