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Pilate

//ˈpaɪlət// adj, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling hair; minutely clavate.

    "pilate pollen"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.

    "I was 'round when Jesus Christ / Had his moment of doubt and pain / Made damn sure that Pilate / Washed his hands and sealed his fate"

Noun
  1. 1
    the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36) wordnet

Etymology

The surname is from Latin Pīlātus (“a Roman cognomen”, literally “armed with javelins”), from pilum (“javelin, pestle”), of unknown ultimate origin.

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