Templar

[ tem-pler ]

/ ˈtɛm plər /

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noun

a member of a religious military order founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem about 1118, and suppressed in 1312.

a barrister or other person occupying chambers in the Temple, London.

a member of the Masonic order, Knights Templars.

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Also called Knight Templar.

Origin of Templar

1250–1300; <Medieval Latin templārius (see temple¹, -ar²); replacing Middle English templer<Anglo-French (see -er²)

Words nearby Templar

tempest in a teapot, tempest-tossed, tempestuous, tempestuously, tempi, Templar, template, temple, Temple City, Temple of Artemis, temple orange

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How to use Templar in a sentence

The biggest twist was playing as a Templar, and that it had some interesting, direct connections to “Unity.”
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The Knights Templar cartel controls the lab, which required several hundred thousand dollars of initial investment.
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She says he insisted she knew the number of a bank account that would lead to the lost treasure of the Knights Templar.
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Schiller responded only briefly, saying “I know” or that she understood what Templar was saying, without endorsing his views.
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Templar, who maintains that he “literally handled every inch of this story,” says he feels “exploited.”
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He allegedly attended a 2002 meeting to revive the Templar order.
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On his head the Templar wore a white linen coif, and over that a small round cap made of red cloth.
The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple|Charles G. Addison
Drinking habits were attributed to them; the saying was already in use 'to drink like a Templar.'
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What must be well observed is the secret action of the Brothers of the Templar Rite.
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Through this gate passed the Knights Templar to and from their great fortified domain beyond.
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"Do not so," said the Templar, who had hitherto stood gloomily looking on in silence.
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British Dictionary definitions for Templar

Templar

/ (ˈtɛmplə) /

noun

a member of a military religious order (Knights of the Temple of Solomon) founded by Crusaders in Jerusalem around 1118 to defend the Holy Sepulchre and Christian pilgrims; suppressed in 1312

(sometimes not capital) British a lawyer, esp a barrister, who lives or has chambers in the Inner or Middle Temple in London

Word Origin for Templar

C13: from Medieval Latin templārius of the temple, from Latin templum temple 1; first applied to the knightly order because their house was near the site of the Temple of Solomon

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