English noun: temporalty | |||
1. | temporalty (possession) the worldly possessions of a church | ||
Synonyms | temporality | ||
Broader (hypernym) | church property, spirituality, spiritualty | ||
2. | temporalty (group) in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy | ||
Synonyms | laity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hoi polloi, mass, masses, multitude, people, the great unwashed | ||
Member holonym | layman, layperson, secular | ||
Antonyms | clergy | ||