Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for temporal

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective · Reason line included

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

Temporal possessions of the church.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

worldly

Same sentence, swapped: Worldly possessions of the church.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for temporal as it is used in the sentence above.

unworldly
continuous
lasting

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