Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word pontificate. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: papacy, pontificate(verb) the government of the Roman Catholic Church. pontificate(verb) administer a pontifical office.
Opera star Luciano Pavarotti dies of cancer aged 71. Last updated at 19:50 06 September 2007. A weeping crowd has besieged the home of Luciano Pavarotti to pay tribute to the opera singer who died today aged 71. Pavarotti, modern-day opera's greatest star, died just before 5am following a long fight against pancreatic cancer.
Story highlights. (CNN)Anita Ekberg, the Swedish-born actress whose role in La Dolce Vita made her into an international symbol of sensuality, died in Italy on Sunday. Her death was widely reported in Italian media, citing complications from a longtime illness. She was 83.