Sistine
pronunciation
How to pronounce Sistine in British English:
UK [ˈsistain,ˈsisti:n]
How to pronounce Sistine in American English:
US [ˈsɪsˌtin, sɪˈstin]
Word Origin
- Sistine (adj.)
- 1769, literally "pertaining to Pope Sixtus," from Italian sistino, from Sixtus, name of five popes, from Latin sextus "sixth" (see Sextus). The "chapel" is named for Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere), pope 1471-84, who had it built. The painting by Raphael known as the Sistine Madonna is so called because it also shows Sixtus II, a 3c. martyr and saint; it is better known now for the two cherubs at the bottom of the picture who by 1900 were well-known in isolation from the rest of the picture in engravings, etc.
Example
- 1. What are we painting here , the sistine chapel ?
- 2. Are you going to the sistine chapel ? It 's closed .
- 3. If no one ever took risks , michelangelo would have painted the sistine floor .
- 4. The creation of adam in the sistine chapel was everywhere too .
- 5. Which fresco were they going to find in the sistine chapel ?