Exstemporal

/ɛkˈstɛmpərəl/ adjective

Definition

Done or made outside of time; not existing within the normal passage of time.

Etymology

From Latin ex- (out of) + temporalis (relating to time). This rare word literally means 'out of time' and was used in philosophical and theological contexts to describe the eternal or timeless.

Kelly Says

Medieval philosophers loved this word to describe God's nature—something existing 'outside time' in eternity, which helped them think about infinity centuries before modern physics.

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