The Clue
Evanescent (8 letter answer)
The Answer
TEMPORAL
Tags
Notes
The answer TEMPORAL is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
Related Clues
Transitory
Secular or civil
Time-related
Transitory or terrestrial
Definition
TEMPORAL as a noun:
1. (temporal role, temporal) = the semantic role of the noun phrase that designating the time of the state or action denoted by the verb
TEMPORAL as an adjective:
1. not eternal; "temporal matters of but fleeting moment"- F.D.Roosevelt
2. of or relating to or limited by time; "temporal processing"; "temporal dimensions"; "temporal and spacial boundaries"; "music is a temporal art"
3. of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit); "temporal bone"
4. of the material world; "temporal possessions of the church"
5. (temporal, worldly) = concerned with secular rather than sacred matters; "lords temporal and spiritual"
6. of this earth or world; "temporal joys"; "our temporal existence"