[syn: mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic]
11. the next to highest level of official classification for documents;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Secret \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 Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in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 Nais 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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Secret \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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Secret \Se"cret\, v. t.
To keep secret. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
classified \classified\ adj.
1. arranged into classes or categories; as, unclassified.
Syn: categorized.
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2. assigned to a class of documents withheld from general
circulation; -- of information or documents. Opposite of
unclassified.
Note: [Narrower terms: eyes-only; confidential;
restricted; secret; sensitive; top-secret]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
secret
adj 1: not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a
secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks"
2: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods;
"clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger
activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue";
"secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms";
"surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover
investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: clandestine,
cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger,
hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover,
underground]
3: not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride"
[syn: unavowed, secret]
4: communicated covertly; "their secret signal was a wink";
"secret messages"
5: not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts" [syn: secret,
private]
6: designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of
concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the
secret compartment in the desk" [syn: hidden, secret]
7: hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and
think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden" [syn:
privy, secluded, secret]
8: (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "this
arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret
communications" [syn: confidential, secret]
9: indulging only covertly; "a secret alcoholic"
10: having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to
the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious
symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the
secret learning of the ancients" [syn: mysterious,
mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic]
11: the next to highest level of official classification for
documents
n 1: something that should remain hidden from others (especially
information that is not to be passed on); "the combination
to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a
secret"
2: information known only to a special group; "the secret of
Cajun cooking" [syn: secret, arcanum]
3: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained;
"how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's
secrets" [syn: mystery, enigma, secret, closed book]