i Register
In some senses, temporal is marked as euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
indirect, lost, spiritual, united
The spiritual and temporal powers of the church remained in constant conflict throughout medieval Europe.
VERB + TEMPORAL
elongated, power, rules
The government's temporal power over the church gradually weakened during the medieval period.
TEMPORAL + NOUN
sequence, styloid
The temporal sequence of events in the accident report helped investigators reconstruct what happened.
PREP.
in
The movie jumps around in temporal order, making it hard to follow the plot at first.