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Pilatian

Pilatian adjective: of or relating to Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.

Adjective

Pilatian (comparative more Pilatian, superlative most Pilatian)

  1. Of or relating to Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.

Forms of Pilatian

comparativemore Pilatian
superlativemost Pilatian

Origin of Pilatian

Pilate + -ian

Questions about Pilatian

What does Pilatian mean?
Pilatian means of or relating to Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.
What part of speech is Pilatian?
Pilatian is an adjective.

Words near Pilatian in the dictionary

  1. pilastres
  2. pilastric
  3. Pilat
  4. pilate
  5. pilates
  6. Pilatian
  7. Pilatism
  8. Pilats
  9. pilau
  10. pilaus
  11. pilav

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