temporality
/ˌtɛmpəˈralɪti
/noun (plural temporalities)
1 [mass noun] The state of existing within or having some relationship with time: like spatial position, temporality is an intrinsic property of the object...
- The sculpture is a poignant evocation of the essential temporality of human relationships.
- Life implies change and hence temporality.
- This achievement opposes the insignificance and temporality the writer's life.
2 (usually temporalities) A secular possession, especially the properties and revenues of a religious body or a member of the clergy: proposals were put forward in Parliament for appropriating the temporalities of the clergy
Origin
Late Middle English (denoting temporal matters or secular authority): from late Latin temporalitas, from temporalis (see temporal1).