T E M P O R A L
tem·po·ral [tem-per-uhl, tem-pruhl]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to time.
2. pertaining to or concerned with the present life or this world; worldly: temporal joys.
3. enduring for a time only; temporary; transitory (opposed to eternal ).
4. Grammar.
a. of, pertaining to, or expressing time: a temporal adverb.
b. of or pertaining to the tenses of a verb.
5. secular, lay, or civil, as opposed to ecclesiastical.
–noun Usually, temporals.
6. a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality.
7. something that is temporal; a temporal matter or affair.

T E M P T A T I O N
temp·ta·tion   [temp-tey-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.
2. something that tempts, entices, or allures.
3. the fact or state of being tempted, esp. to evil.
4. an instance of this.
5. (initial capital letter) the temptation of Christ by Satan. Matt. 4.

T E M P E S T
tem·pest   [tem-pist]
–noun
1. a violent windstorm, esp. one with rain, hail, or snow.
2. a violent commotion, disturbance, or tumult.
–verb (used with object)
3. to affect by or as by a tempest; disturb violently.
—Idiom
4. tempest in a teacup. teacup (def. 3).

T E M P O R A R Y
tem·po·rar·y  [tem-puh-rer-ee]  adjective, noun, plural -rar·ies.
–adjective
1. lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
–noun
2. an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.