temporalty

• Sammelbezeichnung für den weltlichen Besitz oder das Vermögen der Kirche sowie für die nicht geweihten Mitglieder einer Religionsgemeinschaft.

A noun referring to the worldly possessions or secular properties of a church, or to members of a religious community who are not ordained clergy.

1. Church propertyC2formalbritish

   The worldly possessions, lands, or revenues belonging to a church or religious institution.

   Kirchengut

   • The bishop managed the temporalty of the diocese carefully.
   • Disputes over the temporalty often arose between the church and the crown.
   • The monastery's temporalty included vast farmlands and forests.

   Synonymechurch property

2. Lay members of a religious communityC2formalbritish

   In Christianity, the members of a religious community who are not ordained clergy and do not have priestly responsibilities.

   Laien

   • The temporalty attended the service but did not administer the sacraments.
   • The abbot addressed both the clergy and the temporalty in his sermon.
   • The temporalty were responsible for the daily upkeep of the monastery.

   Synonymelaity

   Antonymeclergy