Pilate

Pilate
Pi|late, Pon|tius
(1st century AD) the Roman governor of Judaea, a former country in the area that is now Palestine, at the time when Jesus Christ was judged and killed. According to the New Testament of the Bible, Pilate offered to let Jesus go free, but the Jewish leaders would not accept this. Pilate then washed his hands and said he was not to blame for Jesus's death. People mention Pilate, or talk about someone "washing their hands of" a problem, when they are talking about someone who is not morally strong enough to do what they think is right.

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  • Pilate — (Ponce) (en lat. Pontius Pilatus) (Ier s.) procurateur romain de Judée (26 36). Peu favorable aux Juifs qui réclamaient la mort de Jésus, mais craignant d être disgracié par l empereur, il le leur livra et déclara, en se lavant les mains: Je suis …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Pilate — c.1400 as a term of reproach, from the Roman surname, especially that of Pontius, a governor of Judaea, from L. Pilatus, lit. armed with javelins, from pilum javelin (see PILE (Cf. pile) (n.2)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Pilate — [pī′lət] Pontius [pun′chəs, pun′shəs; päŋ′chəs, pän′shəs; pän′tē əs] 1st cent. A.D.; Rom. procurator of Judea, Samaria, & Idumaea (26? 36?) who condemned Jesus to be crucified …   English World dictionary

  • pilate — (pi la t ) s. m. Nom du gouverneur romain qui régissait la Judée lors de la mise en croix de Jésus Christ.    Fig. Renvoyer de Ponce à Pilate, se dit quelquefois, au lieu de la locution plus usitée renvoyer de Caïphe à Pilate, et signifie… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Pilate — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Pilate désigne une personne : Ponce Pilate ; il fait aussi référence à des noms de lieux : Pilate est une commune de l arrondissement de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pilate — Original name in latin Pilate Name in other language Pilate State code HT Continent/City America/Port au Prince longitude 19.66667 latitude 72.55 altitude 283 Population 4227 Date 2012 05 06 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Pilate — n. Pontius Pilate (c. AD 25 AD 36), Roman procurator of Judea who condemned Jesus to crucifixion …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Pilate — noun the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36) • Syn: ↑Pontius Pilate • Hypernyms: ↑procurator …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pilate (disambiguation) — Pilate is the cognomen of Pontius Pilate. Pilate can also mean: *Pilate (band), now called Pilot Speed, a Canadian rock band formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario * Pilate (song), a song by Pearl Jam from their fifth album, Yield , released in 1998… …   Wikipedia

  • Pilate, Pontius — • Fifth procurator of Judea (A.D. 26 36) who ordered the crucifixion of Our Lord Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

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