Definition of "temporalities" [temporalities]

• Plural form of temporality. (noun)
• The temporal or worldly possessions of the clergy (noun)

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• "The separation of the ecclesiastical office from the bestowal of the temporalities was the sole object attained, an achievement of no very great importance."
• "By the right of _regale_, on the vacancy of a see through death, resignation, or deprivation of the bishop, the royal officers took possession of the temporalities, that is, the land and revenues, and administered them for the profit of the"
• "And since the clergy alone could rightly confer these, it was natural that they should claim the right to bestow ecclesiastical offices, including the lands ( "temporalities") attached to them, upon whomsoever they pleased without consulting any layman whatever."