stacte

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noun

One of the sweet spices used by the Jews in Biblical times for preparing incense; it is thought to have been an oil or other form of myrrh or cinnamon, or a kind of storax.

OriginLatin stactē ← Ancient Greek στακτή →
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Meanings

nounstacte (uncountable)
  1. uncountableOne of the sweet spices used by the Jews in Biblical times for preparing incense; it is thought to have been an oil or other form of myrrh or cinnamon, or a kind of storax.

    And our Lord ſaid to Moyſes: Take vnto thee ſpices, ſtactee, and onycha, galbanum of ſwete ſauour, and the cleareſt frankincenſe, al shal be of equal weight:

    1609, The Holie Bible, […] (Douay–Rheims Bible), Doway: Laurence Kellam, […], →OCLC, Exodus 30:34, page 241

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekστακτή“oil of myrrh”
  2. Latinstactē
  3. Englishstacte

From Latin stactē, from Ancient Greek στακτή (staktḗ, “oil of myrrh”) from στακτός (staktós, “oozing out in drops”).

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stacte,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stacte.

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