Noun: temporalty tem-p(u-)rul-tee
- The worldly possessions of a church
"The monastery's temporalty included farmland and buildings";
- temporality
- In Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
"The temporalty participated actively in the church's outreach programs";
- laity
Derived forms: temporalties
Type of: church property, hoi polloi, mass, masses, multitude, people, spirituality, spiritualty [N. Amer], the great unwashed [informal]