| Templar (templar) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Tem"plar |
| [OE. templere, F.
templier, LL. templarius. See Temple a church.] |
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.
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| Templar (templar) |
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| a. | |
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| Tem"plar |
|
Of or pertaining to a
temple.
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