stacte

[ stak-tee ]

noun
  1. one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Exodus 30:34.

Origin of stacte

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin stactē, stacta “myrrh, gum resin,” from Greek staktḗ “oil of myrrh,” feminine of staktós “trickling” (derivative of stázein “to drip, fall in drops”)

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stacte

/ (ˈstæktiː) /


noun
  1. Old Testament one of several sweet-smelling spices used in incense (Exodus 30:34)

Origin of stacte

1
C14: via Latin from Greek staktē oil of myrrh, from staktos distilling a drop at a time, from stazein to flow, drip

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