We find this macte esto again in the prayer for the ceremony of lustratio, at the end of the formula: "macte hisce suovetaurilibus lactentibus immolandis esto.
And again, when the wine is offered: "Iuppiter dapalis, macte istace dape polucenda esto.
Prayer; the phrase Macte esto and its importance in explaining Roman sacrifice.
So in the piacular sacrifice when a clearing is made, the unknown deity is addressed in the last words of the prayer thus: "harum rerum ergo macte hoc porco piaculo immolando esto.
Macte virtute=--Persevere in virtue; go on and prosper.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "macte" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
