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temporality

/tem-puh-ral-i-tee/US // ˌtɛm pəˈræl ɪ ti //UK // (ˌtɛmpəˈrælɪtɪ) //

时间性,时代性,时性,临时性

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural tem·po·ral·i·ties.

    • : temporal character or nature; temporariness.
    • : something temporal.
    • : Usually temporalities. a worldly or secular possession, revenue, or the like, as of the church or clergy.

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Examples

  • If worship is confined to the idolization of the sun or the cat, every one realizes the temporality of the matter.

  • The temporality of all things—even of the great imperturbable trees—is a thought of endless visitation in Nature.

  • I would have brought him to no longer regretting his temporality; I would have made him an idol.

  • We can apprehend the eternal essence of God because the temporality of our thought is accidental to its meaning.

  • The conviction and judgment in a civil court would not touch his temporality.