adj.
Pronunciation: ' sis- ˌ t ē n, sis- '
Variant: also Six · tine \ ' sik- ˌ st ī n, - ˌ st ē n \
Function: adjective
Etymology: Italian sistino, from New Latin sixtinus, from Sixtus, name of some popes
Date: 1771
1 [from Pope Sixtus IV † 1484] : of or relating to the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican
2 : of or relating to any of the popes named Sixtus