English dictionary
Templar
/'t/E/mpl/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Of or pertaining to a temple.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
Synonyms knight templarSource: WordNet 3.0
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One of a religious and military order first established at Jerusalem, in the early part of the 12th century, for the protection of pilgrims and of the Holy Sepulcher. These Knights Templars, or Knights of the Temple, were so named because they occupied an apartment of the palace of Bladwin II. in Jerusalem, near the Temple.
Source: webster1913