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

In the central part of the nation, International Living recommended Tomar, an expat-friendly town with a hilltop castle that was home to the Knights Templar for 700 years. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026

Protesters carried large wooden crosses, waved crucifixes and some dressed as Knights Templar. — Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 16 May 2026

There was the drug lord who was famously killed twice, Nazario Moreno, leader of the violent and pseudo religious Knights Templar cartel who authorities said was killed in 2010 only to kill him for real in 2014. — ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026

Cartels Embracing Tech In less than five years, the CJNG displaced the Knights Templar from southern Michoacán and expelled Los Zetas from northern Jalisco and parts of Zacatecas. — Fernanda González, Wired News, 25 Feb. 2026

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