Properly, separate; hence, hid; concealed from the notice or knowledge of all persons except the individual or individuals concerned. I have a secret errand to thee, O king]udges 3:19.

Unseen; private; secluded; being in retirement. There secret in her sapphire cell, He with the Nais wont to dwell. Fenton.

Removed from sight; private; unknown. Abide in a secret place, and hide thyself. 7 Samuel 19:2.

Keeping secrets; faithful to secrets entrusted; as secret Romans.

Private; affording privacy.

Occult; not seen; not apparent; as the secret operations of physical causes.

Known to God only. Secret things belong to the Lord our God.Deuteronomy 29:29. Not proper to be seen; kept or such as ought to be kept from observation.

Something studiously concealed. A man who cannot keep his own secrets, will hardly keep the secrets of others. To tell our own secrets is often folly; to communicate those of others is treachery. Rambler. A talebearer revealeth secrets. Proverbs 17:173.

A thing not discovered and therefore not known.V\ . All secrets of the deep, all nature’s works. Milton. Hast thou heard the secret of God? Job 15:8.

Secrets, The parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed. In secret, in a private place; in privacy or secrecy; in a state or place not seen; privately. Bread eaten in secret is pleasant. Proverbs 9:17.

To keep private.