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templar |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Templar \Tem"plar\, n. [OE. templere F. templier LL templarius See {Temple} a church.] 1. 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. Note: The order was first limited in numbers, and its members were bound by vows of chastity and poverty. After the conquest of Palestine by the Saracens, the Templars spread over Europe, and by reason of their reputation for valor and piety, they were enriched by numerous donations of money and lands. The extravagances and vices of the later Templars, however, finally led to the suppression of the order by the Council of Vienne in 1312. 2. 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}. [Eng.] 3. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Templar \Tem"plar\, a. Of or pertaining to a temple. [R.] Solitary, family, and templar devotion. --Coleridge. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Templar n : a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher [syn: {Knight Templar}, {Templar}]
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