TEMPORALTY

laity, temporalty

(noun) in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy

temporalty, temporality

(noun) the worldly possessions of a church

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

temporalty (plural temporalties)

(obsolete) The laity; secular people.

(obsolete) A secular possession; a temporality.

Source: Wiktionary


Tem"po*ral*ty, n. Etym: [See Temporality.]

1. The laity; secular people. [Obs.] Abp. Abbot.

2. A secular possession; a temporality.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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