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temporality Definition

tem·po·ral·ity (tem′pə ralə tē)

noun pl. -·ties

  1. the quality or state of being temporal
  2. secular properties or revenues of a church

Etymology: ME temporalite < LL(Ec) temporalitas

temporality Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • priory: The temporalities of the priory in the diocese of Canterbury were valued at £ 65 10 s.
  • life: He escapes into the eternal verities of mathematical equations as a means of avoiding the messy temporality of human life.
  • abbey: The temporalities of the abbey were valued at £ 27 19 s.
  • war: What is the temporality of war when the decision for war is life's aleatory throw of the dice?

Converse of object

  • own: In the Taxation of 1291 the priory is said to own temporalities worth £ 25 15 s.
  • have: It was found by inquisition that he had temporalities taxed at 50 s.

Adjective modifier

  • different: An entirely different temporality of affect is now at work.
  • linear: The CD-Rom adds non-linear, or differently linear, temporalities to this tradition.
  • double: Identifying a double temporality comes down to finding in what phase of its making a film can play with time.