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Definition of Temporals
1. temporal [n] - See also: temporal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Temporals
Literary usage of Temporals
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Delineation of Roman Catholicism: Drawn from the Authentic and Acknowledged by Charles Elliott (1851)
"Some ascribe to the pope a direct and supreme power over the world in temporals
as well as spirituals. Gregory VII. and Benedict XIV. cited: 4. ..."
2. The Dictionary of Legal Quotations: Or, Selected Dicta of English by James William Norton-Kyshe (1904)
"... submitting themselves to the Apostles, and after to other Pastors, to whom
they did minister of their temporals, as God did move them. ..."
3. Sketches of the Life, Times and Character of the Rt. Rev. Benedict Joseph by Martin John Spalding (1852)
"... dispensations—Public penance—Two anecdotes—Reconciling enmities—Management of
temporals—Two visits by Bishop Dubourg—Correspondence on new bishoprics—At ..."
4. Memoirs & Travels of Sir John Reresby, Bart by John Reresby (1904)
"... his holiness thinking the King of France was grown too big for his neighbours,
and that therefore regard was to be had chiefly now for his temporals; ..."
5. The Papacy and the Civil Power by Richard Wigginton Thompson (1876)
"Claim of Divine Power over temporals by Pius IX.—Its Extent.—He alone Defines
its Limits.—Effect of this in the United States. ..."
6. The Papacy and the Civil Power by Richard Wigginton Thompson (1876)
"The Roman Catholic Church must Rule in both Spirituals and temporals.—The People
Need a Master. —Their Whole Duty is Obedience.—Infallibility: the Old and ..."
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