temporalty

• 名词，指教会的世俗财产或世俗收入；也指宗教团体中非神职的成员（即未受神职的普通信徒）。

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.

   教会财产

   • 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.

   同义词church 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.

   平信徒

   • 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.

   同义词laity

   反义词clergy