1. (

• temporal_role ,
• temporal

) the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb ;

1. (

• temporal

) not eternal; "temporal matters of but fleeting moment"- F.D.Roosevelt ;

2. (

• temporal ,

) of or relating to or limited by time; "temporal processing"; "temporal dimensions"; "temporal and spacial boundaries"; "music is a temporal art" ;

3. (

• temporal

) of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit); "temporal bone" ;

4. (

• worldly ,
• secular ,
• temporal

) characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church" ;

5. (

• temporal

) of this earth or world; "temporal joys"; "our temporal existence" ;