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   Secret , 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.]
   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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   Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
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   There, secret in her sapphire cell,
   He with the Nais wont to dwell.
   Fenton.
   
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   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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   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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   Secret, n. [F. secret (cf. Pr. secret, Sp. & Pg. secreto, It. secreto, segreto), from L. secretum. See Secret, a.]
   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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   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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   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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   Secret , v. t. To keep secret. [Obs.]
   Bacon.
   
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