KNIGHTS TEMPLARS

Meaning of KNIGHTS TEMPLARS in English

( also the Knights of the Temple of Solomon )

a religious and military organization formed in Jerusalem in 1119 to protect pilgrims (= people travelling to Jerusalem). In the 12th and 13th centuries they fought in the Crusades .

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KNIGHTS TEMPLARS — 1. a Masonic order in the U.S. claiming descent from the medieval order of Templars. 2. a pl. of Knight …
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KNIGHTS TEMPLARS — (pl. ) of Knight Templar
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KNIGHTS TEMPLARS — ( pl. ) of Knight Templar
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KNIGHTS TEMPLARS — pl of knight templar.
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KNIGHTS TEMPLARS — Knights Tem ‧ plars, the /ˌnaɪts ˈtempləz $ -ərz/ BrE AmE ( also the ˌKnights of the ˌTemple of ˈSolomon …
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KNIGHTS — plural of knight present third singular of knight
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KNIGHTS — Рыцари
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KNIGHTS — Рыцари
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KNIGHTS — - Knights of Labor
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KNIGHTS — Рыцари
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KNIGHT — French Chevalier, German Ritter, now a title of honour bestowed for a variety of services, but originally in the European …
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TEMPLAR — also called Knight Templar, member of Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon religious military order of …
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KNIGHTS OF MALTA — also called Hospitalers, or Hospitallers, or formally (since 1961) Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes …
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KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE — [Arthurian] The 150 knights who had 'sieges' at the table. King Laudegraunce brought 100 when he gave the table to …
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SHRINER — noun Etymology: Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine Date: 1886 a member of a secret fraternal society …
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PRECEPTORY — noun (plural -ries) Date: 1540 a subordinate house or community of the Knights Templars, commandery 2
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PRECEPTOR — noun Date: 15th century 1. teacher , tutor , the headmaster or principal of a school, the head of a …
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KNIGHT TEMPLAR — noun (plural Knights Templars or Knights Templar) Date: 1610 Templar 1, a member of an order of Freemasonry conferring three …
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TEMPLAR — or Knight Templar Member of a religious military order of knighthood established during the Crusades . At its beginning (с …
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KNIGHT — I French chevalier German Ritter In the European Middle Ages, a formally professed cavalryman, generally a vassal holding land as …
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CLEMENT V — orig. Bertrand de Got born с 1260, Bordelais region, France died April 20, 1314, Roquemaure, Provence Pope (1305–14), the first …
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BALDWIN II — known as Baldwin of Bourg died August 1131, Jerusalem King of Jerusalem (1118–31). A French nobleman, he joined the First …
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QUADRILLE — I. kwäˈdril, k(w)əˈ- sometimes kwȯˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, four-handed form of ombre, group of knights engaging in …
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BEAUSÉANT — I. ˌbōsāˈäⁿ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French beaucéant, from Old French baucent spotted with white — more at …
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TEMPLARY — -lərē noun ( -es ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle English templarie, from Medieval Latin templarius 1. obsolete : templar …
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SHRINER — -nə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Shrine (in the name Order of the Mystic Shrine ) + …
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PRECEPTORY — -tərē noun ( -es ) Etymology: Medieval Latin praeceptoria, from praeceptor preceptor (among the Knights Templars) + Latin -ia -y …
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PRECEPTOR — prēˈseptə(r), prə̇ˈs-, ˈprēˌs- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English preceptur, from Latin praeceptor teacher, instructor, from praeceptus (past participle …
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KNIGHT TEMPLAR — noun ( plural knights templars or knights templar also knight templars ) Usage: usually capitalized K&T 1. : templar 1 …
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KNIGHTHOOD — ˈnītˌhu̇d noun Etymology: Middle English knighthod, from knight + -hod -hood 1. : the rank, dignity, condition, profession, or vocation …
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GRAND MASTER — noun 1. a. : the head of one of the former military orders of knighthood (as the Templars, Hospitalers) b. …
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COMMANDERY — noun or com·mand·ry -d(ə)rē, -ri ( -es ) Etymology: Middle French commanderie, from Medieval Latin commendaria, from commenda benefice (from …
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COMMANDER — kəˈmandə(r), -maan-, -man- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English comander, comandour, from Old French comandeor, from comander + -eor …
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BAPHOMETIC — |bafə|med.ik adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Baphomet, idol the Templars were accused of worshiping (from French, alteration of Mahomet Muhammad …
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TEMPLAR — (n.) One belonged to a certain order or degree among the Freemasons, called Knights Templars. Also, one of an order …
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TEMPLAR — (n.) A student of law, so called from having apartments in the Temple at London, the original buildings having belonged …
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TEMPLAR — ( n. ) One belonged to a certain order or degree among the Freemasons, called Knights Templars. Also, one of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEMPLE — temple 1 — templed , adj. — templelike , adj. /tem"peuhl/ , n. 1. an edifice or place dedicated to …
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COMMANDER — — commandership , n. /keuh man"deuhr, -mahn"-/ , n. 1. a person who commands. 2. a person who exercises authority; …
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TEMPLAR — adj of or pertaining to a temple. 2. templar ·noun one belonged to a certain order or degree among the …
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ORGANIZED LABOUR — also called trade unionism, association and activities of workers in a trade or industry for the purpose of obtaining or …
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CHIVALRY — the knightly class of feudal times. The primary sense of the term in the European Middle Ages is "knights," or …
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VIENNE, COUNCIL OF — 15th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic church (131112), convoked by Pope Clement V at the insistence of Philip IV …
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TEMPLE, THE — in London, series of buildings associated with the legal profession. The Temple lies between Fleet Street and the Embankment in …
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TEMPLE, LE — in Paris, originally a fortified monastery of the Templars and later a royal prison. It was built in the 12th …
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STEPHENS, URIAH SMITH — born , Aug. 3, 1821, Cape May, N.J., U.S. died Feb. 13, 1882, Philadelphia American utopian reformer who was instrumental …
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RHODES — Modern Greek Rdhos, major city of the island of Rhodes and capital of the noms (department) of Dhodheknisos (in the …
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POWDERLY, TERENCE V. — born Jan. 22, 1849, Carbondale, Pa., U.S. died June 24, 1924, Washington, D.C. in full Terence Vincent Powderly American labour …
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POLAND, HISTORY OF — history of the area from the 10th century to the present. Additional reading The history of Poland is presented in …
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PEIPSI, LAKE — Russian Chudskoye Ozero, Estonian Peipsi Jrv lake forming part of the boundary between Estonia and Pskov oblast (province) of Russia. …
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MOLAY, JACQUES DE — born 1243, Molay, Fr. died March 19, 1314, Paris last grand master of the Knights Templars, an order of knighthood …
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MALTA, FLAG OF — vertically divided white-red national flag with a George Cross in the upper hoist corner. The flag has a width-to-length ratio …
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MAGNA CARTA — John, by the grace of God, king of England, lord of Ireland, duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and count of …
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KESTUTIS — born c. 1300 died Aug. 15, 1382, Kriavas, Lithuania? (Lithuanian), Polish Kiejstut grand duke of Lithuania (138182) who defended his …
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GEDIMINAS — born c. 1275 died 1341 (Lithuanian), Polish Gedymin grand duke of Lithuania, the strongest contemporary ruler of eastern Europe. Gediminas …
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GARTER, THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE — English order of knighthood founded by King Edward III in 1348, considered to be the highest British civil and military …
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DARNEL'S CASE — (162728), also called Five Knights' case celebrated case in the history of the liberty of English subjects. It contributed to …
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CLEMENT V — born c. 1260, , Bordelais region, France died April 20, 1314, Roquemaure, Provence original name Bertrand De Got pope from …
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BROTHERS OF THE SWORD, ORDER OF THE — Latin Fratres Militiae Christi, German Schwertbrderorden, byname Knights Of The Sword, Livonian Order, or Livonian Knights, organization of crusading knights …
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BATH, THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE — order of British knighthood established by King George I in 1725, conferred as a reward either for military service or …
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ALGIRDAS — Polish Olgierd born c. 1296 died 1377 grand duke of Lithuania from 1345 to 1377, who made Lithuania one of …
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