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adj
Of or relating to a temple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
A barrister having chambers in the Inner Temple or Middle Temple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: law
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noun
A Knight Templar, one of the Knights Templar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Knight Templar
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: knight
History
From Late Latin templāris, from Latin templum (“temple”) + -āris, equivalent to temple + -ar.
From Middle English templer, from Old French templier; cf. the Medieval Latin templārius, from Latin templum (“temple”).
From Middle English templer, from Old French templier; cf. the Medieval Latin templarius, from Latin templum (“temple”).
Across languages
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
