stacte

[stak-tee]

noun

one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.

Origin of stacte

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin stactē myrrh < Greek staktḗ, feminine of staktós trickling (verbid of stázein to fall in drops)

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Historical Examples of stacte

To-day, during the banquet, I wore a sweet-smelling cluster of stacte upon my breast.
Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity
Alexandre Kuprin
Dan, and Greece, and Mosel have set forth in thy marts wrought iron: stacte, and calamus were in thy market.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version
Various

British Dictionary definitions for stacte

stacte

noun

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

Word Origin for stacte

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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