Sistine

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UK/ˈsɪstiːn/US/ˈsɪsˌtin/US/sɪˈstin/

adjective

Of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus.

“The Sistine chapel was built by Pope Sixtus IV.”

OriginItalian sistino ← New Latin sixtīnus ← Latin Sextus →
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Meanings

adjectiveSistine (not comparable)

alternative Sixtine

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to Pope Sixtus.

    The Sistine chapel was built by Pope Sixtus IV.

Origin

  1. LatinSextus
  2. New Latinsixtīnus
  3. Italiansistino
  4. EnglishSistine

Borrowed from Italian sistino, from New Latin sixtīnus, from the Medieval Latin name Sixtus, from Latin Sextus.

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Translations

Danish sixtinsk
  • sixtinskof or pertaining to Pope Sixtus
Dutch sixtijns
  • sixtijnsof or pertaining to Pope Sixtus
German sixtinisch
  • sixtinischof or pertaining to Pope Sixtus
Irish Sistíneach
  • Sistíneachof or pertaining to Pope Sixtus
Italian sistino
  • sistinoof or pertaining to Pope Sixtus
Norwegian Bokmål sixtinsk
  • sixtinskof or pertaining to Pope Sixtus
Polish sykstyński
  • sykstyńskiof or pertaining to Pope Sixtus
Spanish sixtino
  • sixtinoof or pertaining to Pope Sixtus
Swedish sixtinsk
  • sixtinskof or pertaining to Pope Sixtus

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Sistine

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Sounds the same

cysteine (one pronunciation)cystine
Cite this entry
APA

Sistine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sistine

MLA

“Sistine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sistine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sistine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sistine.

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