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templar

/ˈtɛmplər/
tem · plar
Plural:templars
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• noun

1

(usually capitalized) A member of the Knights Templar, a wealthy and powerful medieval Christian military and religious order founded in Jerusalem around 1119 to protect pilgrims to the Holy Land and suppressed in 1312.

Example

"The medieval chronicler recorded the financial transactions managed by a high-ranking Templar in Paris."

2

(usually capitalized) A member of a modern Masonic order or temperance society named after the medieval Knights Templar.

Example

"His grandfather was an active Templar in the local Masonic lodge for over forty years."

3

British (usually capitalized) A barrister or law student having chambers in the Inner or Middle Temple in London, built on land once occupied by the Knights Templar.

Example

"As a young Templar studying common law in London, he spent his evenings reading legal treatises."

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• adjective

1

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the medieval Knights Templar or a Masonic order of Knights Templar.

Example

"The historians examined the ancient Templar fortress for clues about thirteenth-century architecture."

• Rhymes for templar

• Nearby Words

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tempestuous
tempestuously
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temple
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Word Origin & Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-Norman and Old French templier, from Medieval Latin templarius ('of the temple'), referring to the order's original headquarters on the Temple Mount (reportedly the site of the Temple of Solomon) in Jerusalem.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Templar. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/templar
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