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pilate
/ˈpaɪˌlʌt/
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What does pilate mean?
adjective
- Resembling hair; minutely clavate.
proper noun
- Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈpaɪˌlʌt/
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And after he was led into the chamber of Pilate, and there he was examined and crowned.
How fain, like Pilate, would I wash my hands Of this most grievous murder.
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We can safely appeal from Caiaphas and Pilate to Time.
At school she had used to side with the Philistines in several battles, and had wondered if Pontius Pilate were as handsome as he was frank and fair.
In the winter of A. D. 35-36, Pontius Pilate was recalled from Judaea, so that the crucifixion could not have taken place later than in the spring of 35.