Sistine

[ sis-teen, -tin, -tahyn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sistine¹

1860–65; < Italian Sistino, pertaining to Sisto man's name (< Latin Sextus ( Medieval Latin Sixtus ), special use of sextus sixth ); -ine ¹

Example Sentences

VATICAN CITY—In the 500 or so years since the Sistine Chapel was decorated, it has never looked so good.

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She “was an attractive blonde,” Bai writes, “only in the sense that the Sistine Chapel had some pretty good artwork.”

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Comparing Yellowstone to the Sistine Chapel is the brainchild of an ex-superintendent of Yellowstone Park.

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He was painting the Sistine Chapel, and he was angry at one of the bishops or cardinals, so he painted him in with donkey ears.

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Have you been compulsively checking to see if white smoke has billowed from the Sistine Chapel yet?

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The Sistine Chapel, which stands unique upon the earth, is one of the spots in question.

From Project Gutenberg

The Sistine Chapel was the most beautiful apartment in the Vatican.

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The paintings may still be seen in the magnificent room which serves as antechamber to the Sistine Chapel.

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Leonora was first to discover it—the beautiful copy of the Sistine Madonna, hanging opposite David's bed.

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She rose, holding the child with the greatest dignity—The picture she made could be in the Sistine Chapel.

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