Tempus is a Latin word meaning
time
Time is the continued sequence of existence and event (philosophy), events that occurs in an apparently irreversible process, irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various me ...
and a Finnish, Swedish and German word meaning
grammatical tense
In grammar, tense is a category that expresses time reference. Tenses are usually manifested by the use of specific forms of verbs, particularly in their conjugation patterns.
The main tenses found in many languages include the past, presen ...
. It may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Television
*"Tempus, Anyone?", 1996
episode of ''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman''
*"Tempus", 2011
episode of ''Sanctuary'' (season 4)
Other arts, entertainment, and media
*
''Tempus'' (novel), 1987 novel by Janet Morris
*Tempus, in music, as opposed to
prolation
*''Tempus'', 2008 poem by
Giulio Angioni
Businesses and organizations
*Tempus Publishing, an imprint of UK publishing company
The History Press
The History Press is a British publishing company specialising in the publication of titles devoted to local and specialist history. It claims to be the United Kingdom's largest independent publisher in this field, publishing approximately 300 ...
*
Tempus Sport, a British motorsport team
*
TEMPUS (Trans-European Mobility Scheme for University Studies), a European Union program
Characters
*Tempus (DC Comics), in several episodes of the television series ''
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman''
*Tempus, a deity in the
''Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms'' fictional universe
*Tempus, a demon that could manipulate time in the television series ''
Charmed
''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcas ...
''; portrayed by David Carradine
*Tempus, the fictional commander of ''
The Sacred Band of Stepsons'' series of fantasy novels
*Tempus, a Parrot-Ox in Edward Einhorn's novel ''
Paradox in Oz''
*
Tempus (comics), two Marvel Comics characters
See also
*
CB Tempus or Club Baloncesto Tempus, a professional basketball club based in Madrid, Spain
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Tempus fugit (disambiguation)
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