SECRET
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Se"cret (?), a. [F. secret (cf. Sp. & Pg. secreto, It. secreto, segreto), fr. L. secretus, p. p. of secernere to put apart, to separate. See Certain, and cf. Secrete, Secern.] 1. Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret vow. Shak.
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The secret things belong unto the Lord our God; but those things which are revealed belong unto us.
Deut. xxix. 29.
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2. Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
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There, secret in her sapphire cell,
He with the Na&ï;s wont to dwell.
Fenton.
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3. Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive. [R.]
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Secret Romans, that have spoke the word,
And will not palter.
Shak.
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4. Separate; distinct. [Obs.]
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They suppose two other divine hypostases superior thereunto, which were perfectly secret from matter.
Cudworth.
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Syn. -- Hidden; concealed; secluded; retired; unseen; unknown; private; obscure; recondite; latent; covert; clandestine; privy. See Hidden.
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Se"cret, n. [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.
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To tell our own secrets is often folly; to communicate those of others is treachery.
Rambler.
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2. A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a mystery.
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All secrets of the deep, all nature's works.
Milton.
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3. pl. The parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed; the genital organs.
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In secret, in a private place; in privacy or secrecy; in a state or place not seen; privately.
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Bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Prov. ix. 17.
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Se"cret (?), v. t. To keep secret. [Obs.] Bacon.
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