Sistine
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Sistine
1860–65; < Italian Sistino, pertaining to Sisto man's name (< Latin Sextus ( Medieval Latin Sixtus ), special use of sextus sixth ); see -ine 1
Example Sentences
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Highlights include the first painting he completed entirely on his own, as well as tapestries designed for the Sistine Chapel.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
In October he visited the Vatican for a historic religious service with Pope Leo in the Sistine Chapel.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
The trip comes weeks after Leo and King Charles III, the titular head of the Church of England, prayed together in the Sistine Chapel—a historic first for the heads of the two churches.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
White smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel to announce the election of the 267th head of the Catholic Church after a less-than-24-hour conclave.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
“I’d rather be ambassador to the Vatican,” Father Mulrooney said, shooting his eyebrows so high they bounced against the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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