[ noun ] a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher <noun.person>
Templar \Tem"plar\, a. Of or pertaining to a temple. [R.]
Solitary, family, and templar devotion. --Coleridge.
Templar \Tem"plar\, n. [OE. templere, F. templier, LL. templarius. See {Temple} a church.] 1. One of a religious and military order first established at Jerusalem, in the early part of the 12th century, for the protection of pilgrims and of the Holy Sepulcher. These Knights Templars, or Knights of the Temple, were so named because they occupied an apartment of the palace of Bladwin II. in Jerusalem, near the Temple.
Note: The order was first limited in numbers, and its members were bound by vows of chastity and poverty. After the conquest of Palestine by the Saracens, the Templars spread over Europe, and, by reason of their reputation for valor and piety, they were enriched by numerous donations of money and lands. The extravagances and vices of the later Templars, however, finally led to the suppression of the order by the Council of Vienne in 1312.
2. A student of law, so called from having apartments in the Temple at London, the original buildings having belonged to the Knights Templars. See {Inner Temple}, and {Middle Temple}, under {Temple}. [Eng.]
3. One belonged to a certain order or degree among the Freemasons, called Knights Templars. Also, one of an order among temperance men, styled Good Templars.
Burgess said Templar's eulogy stressed that "God's will is about love and not about violence." Chorus members also sang "The Lord's Prayer" and "I Thank the Lord." Wible was to be buried in Illinois.
Christian Crusaders based themselves at the temple as well, converting Al Aqsa into a church for the Knights Templar.
Templar Hill's daddy is Temperence Hill, a Belmont Stakes winner.
Dan Burgess, a chorus member who attended Wible's funeral, said the Rev. Gene Templar made only a few references to the violence that caused Wible's death.