Pilate
Britishnoun
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Other scenes include the Last Supper, Pilate washing his hands, Christ carrying the cross, and the Crucifixion itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"He cannot do a Pontius Pilate and maintain he cannot interfere because policing is devolved."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
But as Jesus’s crucifixion grows near, Pilate is increasingly frightened by how restless the crowd is getting.
From Salon ● May 3, 2024
In the movie, the Pilate character orders Roman soldiers to hide the body of the executed prophet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
Pilate scraped the eggshells together into a little heap, her fingers fanning out over and over again in a gentle sweeping.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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