Category:Secret

Se"cret, a. Etym: [f. secret (cf. Sp.& Pg. secreto, it. secreto, Segreto), fr. L. secretus, p.p. of secrernere to put apart, to Separate. See certain, and cf. Secrete, secern.]

1. Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret Vow. Shak. The secret things belong unto the lord our god; but those things Which are revealed belong unto us. Deut. xxix. 29.

2. Withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or Secrecy; secluded. There, secret in her sapphire cell, he with the naïs wont to dwell. Fenton.

3. Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray Confidence; secretive. [r.] Secret romans, that have spoke the word, and will not palter. Shak.

4. Separate; distinct. [obs.] They suppose two other divine hypostases superior thereunto, which Were perfectly secret from matter. Cudworth.

Syn. -- hidden; concealed; secluded; retired; unseen; unknown; private; Obscure; recondite; latent; covert; clandestine; privy. See hidden.

Secret Se"cret, n. Etym: [f. secret (cf. Pr. secret, sp. & pg. secreto, it. Secreto, segreto), from l. secretum. See secret, a.]

1. Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general Knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed. To tell our secrets is often folly; to communicate those of others is Treachery. Rambler.

2. A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a mystery. All secrets of the deep, all nature's works. Milton

3. pl.

Defn: the parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed; The genital organs. In secret, in a private place; in privacy or Secrecy; in a state or place not seen; privately. Bread eaten in secret is pleasant. Prov. ix. 17.

Secret Se"cret, v. t.

Defn: to keep secret. [obs.] Bacon.