{Sistine chapel}, a chapel in the Vatican at Rome, built by Pope Sixtus IV., and decorated with frescoes by Michael Angelo and others. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Sistine — 1769, lit. pertaining to Pope Sixtus, from It. sistino, from Sixtus, name of five popes, from L. sextus sixth (see SEXTUS (Cf. Sextus)). The chapel is named for Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere), pope 1471 84, who had it built … Etymology dictionary
Sistine — [sis′tēn΄, sis′tin] adj. [It Sistino < Sisto (< ML Sixtus, for L Sextus, lit., SIXTH)] of or having to do with any pope named Sixtus … English World dictionary
Sistine — also Sixtine adjective Etymology: Italian sistino, from New Latin sixtinus, from Sixtus, name of some popes Date: 1771 1. [from Pope Sixtus IV died 1484] of or relating to the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican 2. of or relating to any of the popes… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sistine — Sis·tine || sɪstaɪn adj. of or pertaining to any of the popes named Sixtus; of or pertaining to the Sistine Chapel (famous chapel in the Vatican that was painted by Michelangelo) … English contemporary dictionary
sistine — adj. of any of the Popes called Sixtus, esp. Sixtus IV. Phrases and idioms: Sistine Chapel a chapel in the Vatican, with frescoes by Michelangelo and other painters. Etymology: It. Sistino f. Sisto Sixtus … Useful english dictionary
Sistine Chapel — Cappella Sistina (Italian) Sacellum Sixtinum (Latin) View of the interior of th … Wikipedia
Sistine Choir — • With the building by Sixtus IV (1471 84) of the church for the celebration of all papal functions since known as the Sistine Chapel, the original schola cantorum and subsequent capella pontificia or capella papale, which still retains more or… … Catholic encyclopedia
Sistine chapel — Sistine Sis tine, a.[It. sistino.] Of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus. [1913 Webster] {Sistine chapel}, a chapel in the Vatican at Rome, built by Pope Sixtus IV., and decorated with frescoes by Michael Angelo and others. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sistine Chapel — n. [see SISTINE] the principal chapel in the Vatican at Rome, famous for its frescoes by Michelangelo and other artists: built by order of Sixtus IV … English World dictionary
Sistine Chapel ceiling — The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is one of the most renowned artworks of the High Renaissance. The ceiling is that of the large Sistine Chapel built within the Vatican by Pope Sixtus IV, begun in 1477 and … Wikipedia
