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 | ||