Secret /(?)/

Se·cret

Secret

Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret vow.
The secret things belong unto the Lord our God; but those things which are revealed belong unto us.
— Deut. xxix. 29.
Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
There, secret in her sapphire cell, He with the Nais wont to dwell.
— Fenton.
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.
Separate; distinct. [Obs.]
They suppose two other divine hypostases superior thereunto, which were perfectly secret from matter.
— Cudworth.

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.
A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a mystery.
All secrets of the deep, all nature's works.
— Milton.
The parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed; the genital organs.
Bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
— Prov. ix. 17.

In secret: in a private place; in privacy or secrecy; in a state or place not seen; privately.

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