pilate
IPA: pˈaɪɫʌt
Root Word: Pilate
noun
- (biblical) Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.
adjective
- Resembling hair; minutely clavate.
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Examples of "pilate" in Sentences
- Pilate finally removed the image.
- Pilate then gave in to a lynch mob.
- I prefer to do a Pilate and move on.
- In the morning he was taken to Pilate.
- Just want the truth on the Pilate page.
- Pilate in the canonical Gospel accounts.
- Pilate is the cognomen of Pontius Pilate.
- Pilate did not order the execution of Jesus.
- In the citation we can also see that Pilate's wife is a proselyte.