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

Cut two ways, it will be shown in lace with a sheer jersey lining and in a silver metallic knit resembling the chainmail of the Knights Templar. —Ari Stark, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025

Once a Knights Templar Commandery, Chateau Saint Martin also has a Michelin Key restaurant, Le Saint-Martin, which delights with fine dining and a spectacular terrace. —Rana Good, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025

Less Mormonism or Scientology than Free-Masonry or the Knights of Templar, Gnomonism is a flimsy fraternal order based on Americanized bastardizations of Medieval-ish theology. —Jon Raymond august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025

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 June 2025

The historian is on a desperate search for the legendary Templar Treasure before others can take it for themselves. —Sam Gillette, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025

His other performances included as Robert De Niro’s nasty henchman in Michael Mann’s Heat (1995); as Marlon Brando’s insane assistant in John Frankenheimer’s The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) and as the suave crook Simon Templar in Phillip Noyce’s The Saint (1997). —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025

This created the historical basis of all Assassin’s Creed games, which is why the real-life Revolutionary War general Charles Lee is a Templar and plotted to kill George Washington in 2012’s Assassin’s Creed 3. —George Yang, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025

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

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