Templar

noun

Tem·​plar ˈtem-plər 

1

: a knight of a religious military order established in the early 12th century in Jerusalem for the protection of pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher

2

: knight templar sense 2

Examples of Templar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It was composed of members from many organizations from the Sinaloa Cartel, the Knights Templar cartel, Milenio Cartel, and the Familia Michoacana. —Max Saltman, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025

Set in Europe during the Dark Ages, the story sees hordes from Hell invading Europe when the Six Petals, a secret sect of the Knights Templar, pray to God to drive back the demonic scourge. —Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025

No actual parkour, no social stealth, and no narrative threads exploring the tug and pull between the Assassin and Templar orders. —John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025

The solution came from an unexpected source: the Knights Templar. —Kevin Werbach, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2019

This superstition deepened over time, particularly after the mass arrest of the Knights Templar on Friday, October 13th, 1307, further cementing the day’s unlucky status. —Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Dec. 2024

In the French Riviera, the technology has been used to tell the history of the Knights Templar, members of a secret society operating there in the 13th century. —Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024

There are other instances of death that some use to reify the examples of the unlucky Friday, the 13th, including the legend that more than 100 of the Knights Templar are believed to have been tortured and killed by France’s King Philip IV on Friday, Oct. 13, 1307. —Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024

Some speculate that Friday the 13th is unlucky because Judas was the 13th guest at the Last Supper, or that Knights Templar were condemned on a Friday the 13th. —Kaity Kline, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English templer, templere, borrowed from Anglo-French templer, templier, borrowed from Medieval Latin templārius, from Templum, the Knights Templar, originally "The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem" (Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Salomonici Hierosolemitani, so named because their early headquarters were located on Temple Mount in Jerusalem) + Latin -ārius -ary entry 1 — more at temple entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Templar

• Knight Templar