Sixtine

English

Etymology

From New Latin sixtīnus.

Adjective

Sixtine (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of Sistine.
   • 1807, [Germaine] de Staël Holstein, translated by D[ennis] Lawler, “[Book X. Holy week.] Chap[ter] III.”, in Corinna; or, Italy. […], volume III, London: […] Corri, […]; and sold by Colburn, […], and Mackenzie, […], →OCLC, page 38:

     The ceremonies of Holy Week at Rome, have been much spoken of. Foreigners come thither expressly, during Lent, to enjoy this spectacle; and as the music of the Sixtine Chapel, and the illumination of St. Peter, are beauties unique in themselves, it is natural that they should excite a lively curiosity; […]

   • 1857, John Radley, A Defence of the Proceedings of the British & Foreign Bible Society in Reference to the (So-Called) Roman-Catholic Versions: with a Plea for Their Continued Circulation, 3rd edition, London: W. Kent and Co., […], page 21:

     And yet this very ancient Latin version gives us this various reading, in its very earliest editions, long before the appearance of the Sixtine and Clementine editions, with their Papal sanctions.

   • 1995, Ernst Würthwein, translated by Erroll F. Rhodes, The Text of the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Biblia Hebraica, 2nd edition, Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 76:

     The Sixtine edition (Rome, 1587) was an officially sponsored edition commissioned by Pope Sixtus V.