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

She just as quickly halts her stride, taking in the site as if she’s marveling at the details of the Sistine Chapel, only the ceiling here is adorned with a grid of buzzing fluorescent lights and hanging eye chart posters.

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As sports turf goes, this is his Sistine Chapel.

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It has been a busy week for the pontiff, who held his first Mass as Pope in the Sistine chapel on Friday before speaking to cardinals on Saturday.

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Cardinal Vincent Nichols, leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, was one of 133 cardinals who were shut into the Vatican's Sistine Chapel and later elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday.

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Conclaves have taken place in the Sistine Chapel since the 15th Century and cardinals must have no communication with the outside world until a new Pope is elected.

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