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.
The secret things belong unto the Lord our God;
but those things which are revealed belong unto us.
Deut. xxix. 29.
2. Withdrawn from general intercourse or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.
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.
To tell our own 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. 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.
Se"cret (?), v. t. To keep
secret. [Obs.] Bacon.
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.
The secret things belong unto the Lord our God;
but those things which are revealed belong unto us.
Deut. xxix. 29.
2. Withdrawn from general intercourse or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.
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.
To tell our own 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. 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.
Se"cret (?), v. t. To keep
secret. [Obs.] Bacon.
