1. templar - Noun
2. templar - Adjective
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.
A student of law, so called from having apartments in the Temple at London, the original buildings having belonged to the Knights Templars. See Inner Temple, and Middle Temple, under Temple.
One belonged to a certain order or degree among the Freemasons, called Knights Templars. Also, one of an order among temperance men, styled Good Templars.
Of or pertaining to a temple.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAlthough it has been proposed that the witch-hunt developed in Europe from the early 14th century, after the Cathars and the Templar Knights were suppressed, this hypothesis has been rejected independently by two historians (Cohn 1975; Kieckhefer 1976). Source: Internet
At a more popular level, Leslie Charteris ' popular and long-running Saint series began, featuring Simon Templar, with Meet the Tiger (1928). Source: Internet
Burl Barer, The Saint : A Complete History in Print, Radio, Film and Television of Leslie Charteris' Robin Hood of Modern Crime, Simon Templar 1928-1992. Source: Internet
A nobleman who was interested in participating in the Crusades might place all his assets under Templar management while he was away. Source: Internet
Although he was writing decades later, he is the earliest author to describe the actual foundation of the Templar order. Source: Internet
As the chapel of the New Temple in London, it was the location for Templar initiation ceremonies. Source: Internet