Sistine

ˈsɪstiːn

Definition

Definition of Sistine - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

artrelating to the chapel decorated by Michelangelo

Michelangelo painted the Sistine ceiling.

papal

Vatican

historyrelating to Pope Sixtus IV

The museum displayed a Sistine chapel commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV.

papal

pontifical

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Sistine Chapel

papal chapel in Vatican City known for its Renaissance art

The Sistine Chapel is famous for Michelangelo's ceiling frescoes.

Origin of Sistine

Italian, Sistina (of Sixtus)

Examples of Sistine in a sentence

Sistine art attracts millions of visitors annually.
A Sistine decree reorganized the Roman archives.
Scholars examined Sistine policies toward Italian cities.

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French:de la chapelle Sixtine, sixtin, ...
German:Sixtinisch, sixtinisch, ...
Italian:sistino, ...
Spanish:sixtino, ...
Portuguese:sistino, ...
Chinese:西斯廷的, 西克斯图斯四世的, ...
Japanese:システィーナの, シクストゥス4世の, ...
Arabic:سِيسْتِينِي, سِكْستينيّ, ...
Hebrew:סִיסְטִינִי, סִיקְסְטִינִי, ...
Russian:сикстинский, относящийся к папе Сиксту IV, ...
Ukrainian:Сікстинський, сикстинський, ...
Hindi:सिस्टिन, सिक्स्टसी, ...
Bengali:সিস্টিন, সিস্টাইন, ...
Catalan:sixtí, ...
Czech:sixtinský, sixtovský, ...
Danish:Sixtinsk, sixtinsk, ...
Dutch:Sixtijns, ...
Greek:Καπέλα Σιξτίνα, σιστίνιος, ...
Hungarian:Sixtus-kápolnai, sixtusi, ...
Khmer:ដែលទាក់ទងនឹងវិហារស៊ីស្ទីន ដែលតុបតែងដោយ មីកេលេនចេឡូ, ដែលទាក់ទងនឹងសម្តេចប៉ាប ស៊ីកស្ទូស ទីបួន, ...
Korean:시스틴의, 식스투스 4세의, ...
Persian:سیستین, منسوب به پاپ سیکستوس چهارم, ...
Polish:Sykstyński, sykstyński, ...
Portuguese (BR):da Capela Sistina, sistino, ...
Romanian:sixtin, ...
Swedish:sixtinsk, ...
Thai:ซิสทีน, ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับสมเด็จพระสันตะปาปาซิกส์ตุสที่ 4, ...
Turkish:Sistine, Sistina'ya ait, ...
Vietnamese:Nhà nguyện Sistine, thuộc Giáo hoàng Sixtus IV, ...

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