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.

Also called Knight Templar.

Origin of Templar

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

Example sentences from the Web for templar

Schiller responded only briefly, saying “I know” or that she understood what Templar was saying, without endorsing his views.

Allies Accuse James O'Keefe of 'Hit Job' in Undercover NPR Sting |Howard Kurtz |November 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Templar, who maintains that he “literally handled every inch of this story,” says he feels “exploited.”

Allies Accuse James O'Keefe of 'Hit Job' in Undercover NPR Sting |Howard Kurtz |November 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
He allegedly attended a 2002 meeting to revive the Templar order.

Oslo’s Clash of Civilizations |Bruce Riedel |July 25, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Drinking habits were attributed to them; the saying was already in use 'to drink like a Templar.'

Secret Societies And Subversive Movements |Nesta H. Webster

Possibly someone who reads this may know what became of Mr. Templar's specimen.

About Orchids |Frederick Boyle
The Templar, astonished at such a sermon from such a man, hung his head abashed.

The Chaplain of the Fleet |Walter Besant and James Rice
The Élysée has the faith, and the thirst also, of the Templar.

Napoleon the Little |Victor Hugo
In The Templar, we have a satire upon a certain class of lawyers.

English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History |Henry Coppee

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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