nontemporal

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Recent Examples of nontemporal Where Reasons End is set in a nontemporal, nonphysical place. Eve Bowen, The New York Review of Books, 5 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nontemporal
Adjective
  • This is especially true with your celestial ruler, Venus, hovering over your eighth house of mergers and shared investments.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 June 2025
  • Mood-wise, this first section is magnificently done (although the celestial spa-music score by the Newton Brothers is a twinkle too much).
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Shauna speaks with Jackie all the time, but this was sort of a new metaphysical space for the show.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Cage’s haunted delivery, contrasting powerfully with Knell’s anxious, terrified giggling, gives the scene a metaphysical kick.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • Basically a man who had built a solid reputation as a career university president naively entered the Church of Florida Autocracy, donned sackcloth and ashes and prostrated himself … ultimately for no heavenly reward whatsoever.
    Ron Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
  • During the prayers in the now-viral video, White was speaking in tongues, a practice that is commonly used by charismatic Christians who evoke ecstatic sounds that believers find to be a heavenly language.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • He is known for pioneering overuse of the Auto-Tune effect, giving his vocals an unworldly quality.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
  • The movie then flashes back to reveal the unworldly events of the day before.
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • If Vogl's account is to be believed, Schmidt's ailments during this time appeared to be of an unearthly and inexplicable nature.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 6 June 2025
  • With her giant eyes — which can project vulnerability or shift into unearthly confidence — and her raspy voice, Stone locates the star inside the striver and vice versa.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • Those who work at White Pony speak of it with a spiritual reverence.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
  • Francis’s wan desire for a spiritual element to his reconciliation with his brothers is probably Anderson’s get-out-of-jail-free card for this movie being aware of its own shallowness.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • There's divine casting, and then there's divine casting.
    EW.com, EW.com, 7 June 2025
  • Evoking the concept of kingdoms while exploring diverse expressions of power, the pieces span empires, kingdoms, city-states, chiefdoms, and figures from divine rulers to heroic leaders.
    Essence, Essence, 3 June 2025

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“Nontemporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nontemporal. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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