temporality

/,tempə'ræliti/

Thân thiện

The church's temporality includes its historic buildings and surrounding lands.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The worldly possessions or revenue of a church or religious body: This refers to the secular property, lands, or income owned by a religious institution, as opposed to its spiritual authority or functions.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The king sought to control the church's temporality, including its vast estates.
  • A dispute arose over the management of the bishopric's temporalities.

Advanced Usage

• "Secular temporality": This phrase explicitly contrasts the church's material possessions with its spiritual role.
  • The council debated the extent of the pope's secular temporality.

Variants and Related Words

• Temporal (adj): Relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular. Also relating to time.
  • The bishop had both spiritual and temporal responsibilities.
• Temporalities (n, plural): The plural form commonly used to refer to these secular possessions.
  • The monastery's temporalities were confiscated by the state.

Synonyms

• Secular property: Non-religious assets.
• Church assets: The material holdings of a religious institution.
• Temporal goods: Worldly possessions, especially of the church.

Related Phrases

• Lay temporality: Sometimes used to specify possessions managed by or pertaining to the laity within a religious context.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the worldly possessions of a church

Từ đồng nghĩa

• temporalty