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

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca