Category:Recondite

Rec"on*dite (rk"n*dt or r*kn"dt;277), a. Etym: [l. reconditus, p. p. Of recondere to put up again, to lay up, to conceal; pref. re- re- + Condere to bring or lay together. See abscond.]

1. Hidden from the mental or intellectual view; secret; abstruse; as, Recondite causes of things.

2. Dealing in things abstruse; profound; searching; as, recondite Studies. "recondite learning." Bp. Horsley.