Sistine

ˈsɪstiːn

Definition

Definition of Sistine - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

art

TECH.

relating to the chapel decorated by Michelangelo

TECH.

Michelangelo painted the Sistine ceiling.

papal

Vatican

history

TECH.

relating to Pope Sixtus IV or any of his works

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The Sistine Chapel is named after 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.
He studied the Sistine architecture extensively.

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French:de la chapelle Sixtine, sixtine, ...
German:Sixtinisch, sixtinisch, ...
Italian:sistino, di Papa Sisto IV, ...
Spanish:sixtino, sistina, ...
Portuguese:sistino, Sistina, ...
Chinese:西斯廷的, 西斯四世的, ...
Japanese:システィーナの, システィーナ, ...
Arabic:سِيسْتِينِي, سِكْسْتينيّ, ...
Hebrew:סִיסְטִינִי, סִיקְסְטִינִי, ...
Russian:сикстинский, Сикстинский, ...
Ukrainian:Сікстинський, Сікст IV, ...
Hindi:सिस्टिन, पोप सिक्सटस IV, ...
Bengali:সিস্টিন, ...
Catalan:sixtí, sistina, ...
Czech:sixtinský, ...
Danish:Sixtinsk, sistine, ...
Dutch:Sixtijns, betrekking hebbend op paus Sixtus IV, ...
Greek:Καπέλα Σιξτίνα, Σιξτίνη, ...
Hungarian:Sixtus-kápolnai, szisztin, ...
Khmer:ដែលទាក់ទងនឹងវិហារស៊ីស្ទីន ដែលតុបតែងដោយ មីកេលេនចេឡូ, ដែលទាក់ទងនឹងសម្តេចប៉ាប ស៊ីកស្ទូស ទីបួន ឬស្នាដៃរបស់ទ្រង់, ...
Korean:시스틴의, 시스투스 4세와 관련된, ...
Persian:سیستین, مربوط به پاپ سیکستوس چهارم, ...
Polish:Sykstyński, związany z papieżem Sykstusem IV, ...
Portuguese (BR):da Capela Sistina, Sistina, ...
Romanian:sixtin, legat de Papa Sixtus al IV-lea, ...
Swedish:sixtinsk, Sixtus IV:s, ...
Thai:ซิสทีน, ของสมเด็จพระสันตะปาปาซิกตัสที่ 4, ...
Turkish:Sistine, IV. Sixtus'a ait, ...
Vietnamese:Nhà nguyện Sistine, Sistine, ...

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