Pilate

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪlət/
• Rhymes: -aɪlət
• Homophone: pilot

Pilate

1. (biblical) Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.
   • 1968, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, “Sympathy for the Devil”, in Beggars Banquet, performed by Rolling Stones:

     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

• Pontius

• aplite

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [piːˈɫaː.tɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [piˈlaː.t̪e]

Pīlāte m

1. vocative of Pīlātus