temporal

/TEM-per-ul/adjective

relating to time or to worldly rather than spiritual affairs

The film plays tricks with temporal order, ending at the beginning.
Synonyms
chronological, secular, earthly
Antonyms
eternal, spiritual
Root
temp- (time)
Memory hook
temp (time): bound to time and this world.

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