Knight Templar
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- noun
- /naɪt ˈtɛmplər/
- Literature
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caballero templario
- As the story goes, Maraclea was betrothed to a Knight Templar, but died before they could wed.
- Knights Templar treasure
- symbol of the Knights Templar
Examples
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He has affiliated himself with the Knights Templar, a historic Western Christian order attached to the Crusades.
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When we arrive at Canterbury, I'm requesting your leave from the order of the Knights Templar.
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Are you a member of the Knights Templar?
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In time, the Knights Templar were drawn into this conflict.
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Perhaps we will never know the truth of the Knights Templars, but let's not pretend they never existed.
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The tangle that is the myth and truth of the Order of the Knights Templar will keep us busy for days.
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They brought the treasure back to Europe and took the name ''the Knights Templar''.
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Symbols of the Knights Templar, guardians of the treasure.
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With this document, she bequeathed the bulk of her estate to her son Jean-Pierre, but the precious stud farm, the jewel of her inheritance, was sold to the Knights Templar for the princely sum of 1,000 Louis Tournais.
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Many historical documents mention the Knights Templar and their role during the Crusades.
Synonyms
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A soldier in a medieval Christian religious group who protected pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: a B1 learner who knows 'knight' and 'Templar' will understand this denotes a knight associated with the Templars (i.e., a member of that order). The specific historical/Masonic nuance (modern Masonic order inspired by medieval Knights Templar) is a detailed qualification but does not prevent basic comprehension from the constituents.
Etymology
Knight Templar comes from medieval knights who lived near the 'Temple' in Jerusalem and promised to protect pilgrims, so they were called Templars. That's why the name means 'a medieval religious warrior who protected holy places'.