Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  papacy, pontificate(verb) the government of the Roman Catholic Church. 2  pontificate(verb) administer a pontifical office. 3  pontificate(verb) talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner. The new professor always pontificates.
The name Lucianne is of English origin. The meaning of Lucianne is gracious light. Lucianne is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced Lu-ci-anne.
Karinne /ka-rin-ne/ [2 sylls.] as a name for girls is of Greek, Scandinavian and Latin derivation, and Karinne means maiden; beloved. Karinne is an alternate form of Corinna (Greek): from Korinna. Karinne is also a derivative of Corinne (Greek). Karinne is also used as a derivative of Karina (Scandinavian, Latin).