Associations to the word «Pilate»

Wiktionary

PILATE, proper noun. Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus
PILATE, adjective. Resembling hair; minutely clavate.

Dictionary definition

PILATE, noun. The Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats