tem·po·ral1/ˈtemp(ə)rəl 1.relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular.”the Church did not imitate the secular rulers who thought only of temporal gain”Similar:secularnonspiritualworldlyprofanematerialmundaneearthlyterrestrialnonreligiouslaycarnalfleshlymortalcorporealsublunaryterreneOpposite:spiritual 2.relating to time.”the spatial and temporal dimensions of human interference in complex ecosystems”Similar:of time